Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Motorola Moto G6 Plus Specs Comparison

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9.2
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
8.5
Motorola Moto G6 Plus
Apple iPhone 8 Plus Motorola Moto G6 Plus
Released · Sep 22, 2017
Released · Apr 19, 2018
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.9-inch · 2160x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
3GB · 64GB
6GB · 64GB
2691 mAh
3200 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2017 Apr 19, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
3GB/64GB - $949

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches
158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches
160 x 75.5 x 8 mm
Weight
7.13 oz / 202.0 g 5.89 oz / 167.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67 Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray Gray, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 67.47% screen-to-body 5.9-inch, 75.17% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI 2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 407 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good) 5 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
Monsoon and Mistral
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 3-core GPU Adreno 508
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
3GB/128GB
3GB/256GB
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2691 mAh, Li - Ion 3200 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.8
Focal Length: 56 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
Quad LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38
3G Bands
4, 5, 8 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $799
with 4 GB RAM
Memory 4GB
A1864
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