Motorola Razr vs Apple iPhone 14
75
out of 100
VS
80
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Motorola Razr (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1) that was released on June 1, 2023, against the Apple iPhone 14, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 9 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
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Has a 0.8 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 921 mAh larger battery capacity: 4200 vs 3279 mAh
- Delivers 27% higher peak brightness (1069 against 842 nits)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 20W)
- The phone is 9-months newer
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14
- Shows 37% longer battery life (37:21 vs 27:21 hours)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Motorola
- 11% higher pixel density (460 vs 413 PPI)
- 2.1x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2226 and 1061 points
- Weighs 16.6 grams less
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.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.9 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2640 pixels | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 22:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 413 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1400 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.1% | 86% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 98.6% | 99.5% |
| PWM | 180 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 12 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 170.8 mm (6.72 inches) | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) |
| Width | 74 mm (2.91 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 188.6 g (6.65 oz) | 172 g (6.07 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Blue, Green, Purple, Yellow | White, Black, Blue, Red, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A710 |
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard
- 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 644 | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 660 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1013.8 GFLOPS | ~1712.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | - | 318930 |
| GPU | - | 432848 |
| Memory | - | 205372 |
| UX | - | 379808 |
| Total score | - | 1344636 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 50.2 °C | 42.4 °C |
| Stability | - | 82% |
| Graphics test | - | 56 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 9385 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| ROM | My UX | - |
| OS size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4200 mAh | 3279 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 20 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 (57% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:01 hr | 1:31 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:15 hr | 13:45 hr |
| Watching video | 12:24 hr | 15:45 hr |
| Gaming | 04:53 hr | 05:15 hr |
| Standby | 79 hr | 122 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 2 (64 MP + 13 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/1.7 - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/2", OmniVision OV64B (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.5 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.9 micron - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 13 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3", Hynix Hi1336 (CMOS) |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.7 microns | - |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" |
| 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/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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | - |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, 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 * | 18 | 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 | September 2022 |
| Release date | June 2023 | September 2022 |
| 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 | Not included |
*
Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, battery life, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 14 . But if the display is more of a priority – go for the Motorola Razr .
