Motorola Moto G13 vs Apple iPhone 11
55
out of 100
VS
64
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.5-inch Motorola Moto G13 (with Mediatek Helio G85) that was released on January 24, 2023, against the Apple iPhone 11, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 41 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 Moto G13
- Comes with 1890 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3110 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- Fingerprint scanner
- The phone is 3-years and 5-months newer
- Has 2 SIM card slots
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 3.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (808K versus 262K)
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Optical image stabilization
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Motorola
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A13 Bionic
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Delivers 21% higher peak brightness (675 against 557 nits)
- Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- 21% higher pixel density (326 vs 270 PPI)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 (
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) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels | 828 x 1792 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 270 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.9% | 79% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 91.2% | 99.8% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 41 ms | 24.8 ms |
| Contrast | 1914:1 | 999:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) | 150.9 mm (5.94 inches) |
| Width | 74.66 mm (2.94 inches) | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.19 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 183.45 g (6.47 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| Waterproof | Yes | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Blue | White, Black, Green, Red, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Mediatek Helio G85 | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2650 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MP2 | Apple A13 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~96 GFLOPS | ~629.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 85300 | 188856 |
| GPU | 38887 | 305641 |
| Memory | 63200 | 136959 |
| UX | 74149 | 177223 |
| Total score | 262859 | 808922 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 40.8 °C | 43.6 °C |
| Stability | - | 72% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 45 FPS |
| Graphics score | 743 | 7532 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6956 | - |
| Video editing | 6170 | - |
| Photo editing | 19073 | - |
| Data manipulation | 5436 | - |
| Writing score | 9302 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 64, 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| ROM | My UX | - |
| OS size | 13 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 3110 mAh |
| Max charge power | 10 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:30 hr | 1:45 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 11:39 hr |
| Watching video | - | 15:16 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:05 hr |
| Standby | - | 121 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Phase autofocus |
- 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 |
| Ultra-wide lens | - |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm |
| Macro lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
- |
| Depth lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
- |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4096 x 2048 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor type | CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4" | - |
| Video resolution | 720p at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 7 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Flagship |
| Announced | January 2023 | September 2019 |
| Release date | January 2023 | September 2019 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.95 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 10 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 Apple iPhone 11 is definitely a better buy.
