Motorola Razr Plus vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
78
out of 100
VS
73
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Motorola Razr Plus (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on June 1, 2023, against the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A14 Bionic and came out 32 months before. 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
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- Modern USB Type-C port
- 39% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1150K versus 828K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- The phone is 2-years and 8-months newer
- Fingerprint scanner
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- Delivers 21% higher peak brightness (1055 against 872 nits)
- Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 18W)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
- The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
- Shows 33% longer battery life (35:25 vs 26:34 hours)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Motorola
- 11% higher pixel density (458 vs 413 PPI)
- 17% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1990 and 1708 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
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2640 pixels | 1284 x 2778 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 22:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 413 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1400 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | - | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.1% | 87.4% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 97.5% | 99.4% |
| PWM | 103 Hz | 238 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 170.83 mm (6.73 inches) | 160.8 mm (6.33 inches) |
| Width | 73.95 mm (2.91 inches) | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.99 mm (0.28 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 188.5 g (6.65 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Red | Silver, Gold, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Icestorm
- 2 cores at 3.1 GHz: Firestorm |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2764.8 GFLOPS | ~654.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 322034 | 234779 |
| GPU | 366600 | 256839 |
| Memory | 210728 | 153144 |
| UX | 244193 | 181729 |
| Total score | 1150228 | 828500 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 52.5 °C | 45 °C |
| Stability | 46% | 75% |
| Graphics test | 45 FPS | 47 FPS |
| Graphics score | 7655 | 7880 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | iOS 14.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| ROM | My UX | - |
| OS size | 36 GB | 16 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 3800 mAh | 3687 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (5 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (45% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:27 hr | 1:32 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:57 hr | 12:04 hr |
| Watching video | 12:44 hr | 14:25 hr |
| Gaming | 04:24 hr | 07:09 hr |
| Standby | 84 hr | 122 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2.5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 108° | 120° |
| Lenses | 2 (12 MP + 13 MP) | 4 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.5 - Sensor: 1/2.55" - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.7 micron - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 65 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4", Sony IMX613 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 13 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Sensor: 1/3" |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4", Sony IMX372 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Depth lens | - | Yes |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4290 x 2800 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 1 microns |
| Sensor type | - | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/k/v/r/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | - |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2023 | October 2020 |
| Release date | June 2023 | November 2020 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | - |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Razr Plus . But if the battery life, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max .
