Apple iPhone XR vs Motorola Moto G6 Play Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2018	Apr 19, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$749

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm	6.12 x 2.84 x 0.36 inches 155.4 x 72.2 x 9.1 mm
Weight
6.84 oz / 194.0 g	6.35 oz / 180.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Splash
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Yellow, Blue, Red, White, Rose gold	Gray, Blue

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 79.24% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 74.77% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 326 PPI	1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 427 MSM8920 (28 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Adreno 308
Memory
3GB/64GB 3GB/128GB 3GB/256GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2942 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

11h 8min

Video

5h 50min

Gaming

4h 35min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	5 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Lightning	microUSB, USB 2.0
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)	ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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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, Video recording	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Alternative variants

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

with 16 GB storage

Memory	2GB/16GB

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

International version

Other	NFC

with Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes