Motorola Razr Plus vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro
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 11 Pro, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 45 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
- Has a 1.1 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 754 mAh larger battery capacity: 3800 vs 3046 mAh
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Delivers 32% higher peak brightness (1055 against 798 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- The phone is 3-years and 9-months newer
- Fingerprint scanner
- 34% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1150K versus 857K)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 18W)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11 Pro
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Shows 14% longer battery life (30:22 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)
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 | 5.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2640 pixels | 1125 x 2436 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 | - | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.1% | 82.1% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 97.5% | 99.4% |
| PWM | 103 Hz | 290 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 7.4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 170.83 mm (6.73 inches) | 144 mm (5.67 inches) |
| Width | 73.95 mm (2.91 inches) | 71.4 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.99 mm (0.28 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 188.5 g (6.65 oz) | 188 g (6.63 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Red | Silver, Gold, Gray, Dark gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 2650 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 1.6 GHz: Thunder
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Apple A13 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2764.8 GFLOPS | ~629.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 322034 | 226983 |
| GPU | 366600 | 280289 |
| Memory | 210728 | 156860 |
| UX | 244193 | 189422 |
| Total score | 1150228 | 857444 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 52.5 °C | 44.2 °C |
| Stability | 46% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 45 FPS | 44 FPS |
| Graphics score | 7655 | 7455 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 64, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| ROM | My UX | - |
| OS size | 36 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 3800 mAh | 3046 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 | 1:42 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:57 hr | 10:19 hr |
| Watching video | 12:44 hr | 12:57 hr |
| Gaming | 04:24 hr | 05:52 hr |
| Standby | 84 hr | 102 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | 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) | 3 (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/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Apple iSight Camera (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4" (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 - Sensor: 1/3.4" (CMOS) |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor type | - | CMOS |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/k/v/r/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | 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 | No |
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 | September 2019 |
| Release date | June 2023 | September 2019 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Motorola Razr Plus is definitely a better buy.