Motorola ThinkPhone 25 vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Motorola ThinkPhone 25 Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300, vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2024 with chipsetApple A18 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Motorola ThinkPhone 25
- Higher pixel density: 462ppi
- Lighter design: 171g vs 227g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher battery capacity: 4685mAh vs 4310mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 8/1024 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | POLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.36 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1220x2670 pixels | 1320x2868 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 462 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | n/a | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.5 % | 92.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 106.1 % | 99.6 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 91 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 154.1 mm (6.07 in) | 163 mm (6.42 in) |
| Width | 71.2 mm (2.8 in) | 77.6 mm (3.06 in) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) | 8.25 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 171 g (6.03 oz) | 227 g (8.01 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Back panel | n/a | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black | - White - Black - Silver - Gold |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 | Apple A18 Pro |
| Max Frequency | 2500 MHz | 4040 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78) |
- 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU 655 | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP2 | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | 1047 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| FLOPS | 536.1 GFLOPS | 2289 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1080 | 3564 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3087 | 8880 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 33019 |
| CPU | 158709 | 465726 |
| GPU | 141178 | 721738 |
| Memory | 190209 | 250875 |
| UX | 133812 | 375110 |
| NanoReview Score | 623908 | 1813449 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) |
| OS Size | 41 GB | 18 GB |
| UI Skin | Hello UI | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4310 mAh | 4685 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 68 W | 30 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 11 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:36 h | 1:57 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:01 h | 14:34 h |
| Video Playback | 13:19 h | 22:01 h |
| Games | 04:21 h | 07:12 h |
| Standby Mode | 97 h | 163 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | 142 |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth |
| Features | Bokeh effect | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYTIA 700C | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.5 | 1/1.28 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 10 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 120 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX913 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.06 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 80 |
| Preview | n/a | 93 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | eSIM |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 2/3/5/8 | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA band 1/2/4/5/8 | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71) |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | October, 2024 yr | September, 2024 yr |
| Release Date | November, 2024 yr | September, 2024 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 499 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 1199 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 68 W | No |
Note
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max:
The US version of the smartphone exclusively supports eSIM, while the international model features both a physical SIM slot and eSIM capability. In China, the device is available with dual physical SIM card slots only.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
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