Motorola Moto E4 Plus vs Apple iPhone XR Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto E4 Plus
9.0
Apple iPhone XR
Motorola Moto E4 Plus Apple iPhone XR
Released · Jun 26, 2017
Released · Oct 26, 2018
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
6.1-inch · 1792x828px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 32GB
3GB · 64GB
5000 mAh
2942 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jun 12, 2017 Sep 12, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$180 $749

Design

Dimensions
6.10 x 3.05 x 0.38 inches
155 x 77.5 x 9.55 mm
5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
Weight
6.38 oz / 181.0 g 6.84 oz / 194.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Black, Yellow, Blue, Red, White, Rose gold

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 69.47% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 79.24% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI 1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating
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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor) 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 427 8920 (28 nm) Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Hexa-core
2490 MHz
Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 308 Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
2GB/16GB
3GB/16GB
3GB/64GB
3GB/128GB
3GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB not expandable
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat) iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion 2942 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wireless: 7.5W
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
4h 14min
Browsing
11h 8min
Video
5h 50min
Gaming
4h 35min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
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
Flash
LED Quad LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash, HDR) 7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

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

Alternative variants

Memory 16GB
with 256 GB storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $899
System chip MediaTek MT6737 (28 nm)
Processor Quad-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720 MP2
Memory 3GB/16GB
Rear Single camera
Video recording 720p (30 fps)
Weight 6.98 oz / 198.0 g
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Bluetooth 4.2
WLAN b,g,n
Other NFC
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $799
System chip MediaTek MT6737 (28 nm)
Processor Quad-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720 MP2
Memory 3GB/16GB
Rear Single camera
Video recording 720p (30 fps)
Weight 6.98 oz / 198.0 g
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM Yes
Bluetooth 4.2
WLAN b,g,n
Other NFC
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