Motorola Moto G Power (2021) vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 08, 2021	Sep 12, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$250	$1199 | €1449

Design

Dimensions
6.51 x 2.99 x 0.37 inches 165.28 x 75.9 x 9.49 mm	6.30 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches (~0.48 inches with camera bump) 159.9 x 76.7 x 8.25 mm (~12.28 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.28 oz / 206.5 g	7.80 oz / 221.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Flash gray, Polar silver (retail only), Glowing blue (retail only)	Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 83.75% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 89.75% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI	2796x1290px, 19.5:9 ratio, 460 PPI
Protection
	Ceramic Shield
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2231 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)	A17 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260	Hexa-core 2x3.78GHz 4x2.11G​Hz
GPU
Adreno 610	Apple GPU 6-core
Memory
4GB/64GB 3GB/32GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (NVMe) 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	iOS (18.x, 17.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2958
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	7288
3D Mark High
Untested	4236
3D Mark Low
Untested	2632

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4422 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 26min

Browsing

19h 20min

Video

9h 45min

Gaming

9h 36min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX803 Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 2.44 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX633 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	12 MP (Telephoto, Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX913 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 120 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode
Front
8 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

154

Overall

157

Photo

152

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 29, 2020 FCC ID value: IHDT56ZH1	Date approved: Sep 12, 2023 FCC ID value: BCG-E8439A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.69 W/kg Body: 1.44 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.44 W/kg Phablet: 2.59 W/kg	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.95 W/kg

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International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48

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