Motorola Razr Plus (2024) vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Motorola Razr Plus (2024) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3) that was released on June 25, 2024, against the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A18 Pro and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Motorola Razr Plus (2024)
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Weighs 38 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
- Shows 80% longer battery life (35:01 vs 19:24 hours)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Comes with 685 mAh larger battery capacity: 4685 vs 4000 mAh
- 49% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1839K versus 1237K)
- Delivers 43% higher peak brightness (1807 against 1268 nits)
- Thinner bezels – 7.4% more screen real estate
- 11% higher pixel density (458 vs 413 PPI)
- 74% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3519 and 2023 points
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | POLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.9 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2640 pixels | 1320 x 2868 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 22:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 413 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-165 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 3000 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9% | 92.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 94.4% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 90 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 11 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 171.4 mm (6.75 inches) | 163 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 74 mm (2.91 inches) | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.1 mm (0.28 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 227 g (8.01 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow | White, Black, Silver, Gold |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Apple A18 Pro |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 4040 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4 | - 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 735 | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS | ~2289 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 311703 | 475293 |
| GPU | 385702 | 719585 |
| Memory | 308716 | 259838 |
| UX | 230919 | 385136 |
| Total score | 1237040 | 1839852 |
| Samples | Less then 3 | [6 tests] |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | iOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.2) |
| ROM | Hello UI | - |
| OS size | 1 GB | 18 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 mAh | 4685 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (78% in 30 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:47 hr | 1:57 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:02 hr | 14:34 hr |
| Watching video | 13:57 hr | 22:01 hr |
| Gaming | 05:14 hr | 07:12 hr |
| Standby | 79 hr | 163 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" | 1/1.28" |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | - | 120 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | Sony IMX913 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" | 1/3.06" |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 48 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.55" |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 80 |
| Preview | - | 93 |
| Zoom | - | 142 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | - | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2024 | September 2024 |
| Release date | June 2024 | September 2024 |
| Launch price | - | $1199 |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.22 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.45 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 68 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Razr Plus (2024):
- Outside the US, this device is branded as the Motorola 50 Ultra.
Notes on iPhone 16 Pro Max:
- The US version of the smartphone exclusively supports eSIM, while the international model features both a physical SIM slot and eSIM capability. In China, the device is available with dual physical SIM card slots only.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

