Motorola Moto Z3 vs Apple iPhone 12 mini Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 03, 2018	Oct 13, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$480	$729

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches 156.5 x 76.5 x 6.75 mm	5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm (~8.88 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.50 oz / 156.0 g	4.76 oz / 135.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 77.92% screen-to-body	5.4-inch, 85.83% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 477 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Ceramic Shield
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
19 (Poor)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280	Hexa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Adreno 540	Apple GPU 4-core
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2018
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4334
3D Mark High
Untested	2214
3D Mark Low
Untested	1389

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Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	2227 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 4min

Browsing

10h 56min

Video

5h 10min

Gaming

5h 10min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6"
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 29, 2018 FCC ID value: IHDT56XJ1
Measured SAR
Head: 0.79 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg Phablet: 3.48 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$779

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

Links

Full specifications
Motorola Moto Z3 Specs	Apple iPhone 12 mini Specs
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