Apple iPhone 16e vs Motorola Moto G Play (2024) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 19, 2025	Jan 16, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $600 | €699 8GB/256GB - $699 | €829 8GB/512GB - $899 | €1079

Design

Dimensions
5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches (~0.33 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm (~8.3 mm with camera bump)	6.45 x 2.95 x 0.33 inches 163.82 x 74.96 x 8.29 mm
Weight
5.89 oz / 167.0 g	6.53 oz / 185.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
White, Black	Sapphire Blue

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 87.24% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 83.09% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, 1200 nits	IPS LCD, 90Hz
Resolution
2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Super Retina XDR, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
791 (Poor)	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A18 (3 nm)	Snapdragon 680 4G SM6225 (6 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x4.04GHz 4x2.20G​Hz	Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.9G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Adreno 610
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (NVMe) 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB	4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iOS (18.x)	Android (13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3166	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
7763	Untested
3D Mark High
3017	Untested
3D Mark Low
2495	Untested

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Battery

Type
4005 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 4min

Browsing

17h 27min

Video

6h 59min

Gaming

7h 45min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
48 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm	50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.28 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Cinematic mode	Yes
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, Autofocus) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	8 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

118

Overall

128

Photo

107

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6 International version - n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71 International version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53 International version - 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53	38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 19, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8725A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.20 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$699 | €829

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899 | €1079

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66
TDD Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

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