Apple iPhone 15 Plus vs Motorola Edge 5G UW (2021)

Apple iPhone 15 Plus

Motorola Edge 5G UW (2021)

Apple iPhone 15 Plus

Motorola Edge 5G UW (2021)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66 - global version; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - USA; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - Canada, Japan; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - China, Hong Kong

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - global version; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Canada, Japan; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - China, Hong Kong

5G band 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - Verizon, USA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

LTE-A, 1 Gbps download, 500 Mbps upload

LTE-A (CA), Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2023-09

2021-10
Status

2023-09

2021-10

Design
Build

Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame

Glass front, plastic back
SIM

Nano-SIM and eSIM - global version; Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA; Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China

Single SIM (Nano-SIM)
Height

160.9 mm

169 mm
Width

77.8 mm

75.6 mm
Thickness

7.8 mm

9 mm
Weight

201 g

200 g
Payment

Apple Pay(Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

-
Waterproof

IP68 (6m and 30 mins)

IP54
Dust proof

IP68

IP54
Colors

Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow

Blue

Display
Display type

Super Retina XDR OLED

LCD
Physical size

6.7 inches

6.8 inches
Resolution

1290 x 2796 pixels

1080 x 2460 pixels
Pixel density

460 ppi

395 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Ceramic Shield glass

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Display features

HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (HBM), 2000 nits (peak)

144Hz, HDR10

Hardware
CPU

Hexa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 3.46 GHz Everest

Quad-core 2.4 GHz Kryo 670
CPU(second)

quad-core 2.02 GHz Sawtooth

quad-core 1.9 GHz Kryo 670
Chipset

Apple A16 Bionic

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G
GPU

Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

Adreno 642L
Memory RAM

6 GB

6 GB
Internal storage

128, 256, 512 GB

128 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

NVMe

-

OS
OS

iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 17.0.3

Android 11

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 48 MP, f/1.6 , 26 mm, 1.0 µm, 10x digital zoom

(wide) , 108 MP, f/1.9 , 0.7 µm, 1/1.52"
(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.4 , 120˚ , 13 mm

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 119˚ , 1.12 µm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

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Primary camera video

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), Cinematic mode (4K@30fps), stereo sound rec.

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120ps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, RAW, Night Mode, Deep Fusion, Dolby Vision HDR video recording, Smart HDR 5, photographic styles, cinematic mode

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Dual

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 12 MP, f/1.9 , 23 mm, 1/3.6"

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.3 , 0.7 µm
SL 3D
Selfie camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

-
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, Night Mode, Deep Fusion, HDR, Cinematic mode, Smart HDR 5, digital image stabilization, autofocus

HDR
Selfie camera video

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps

Sound
3.5mm jack

No

No
Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes
Earpiece

Yes

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

No

No

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort

Type-C 2.0
Bluetooth

v5.3

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

-
QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, Face ID, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity