Motorola ThinkPhone vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.6-inch Motorola ThinkPhone (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on January 5, 2023, against the Apple iPhone 14 Pro, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 4 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 ThinkPhone
- Comes with 1800 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3200 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 23W)
- Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Weighs 17 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Pro
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Delivers 67% higher peak brightness (1795 against 1075 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Motorola
- 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1371K versus 1235K)
- 15% higher pixel density (460 vs 399 PPI)
- 41% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2534 and 1791 points
- 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
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
Type | POLED | OLED |
Size | 6.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1179 x 2556 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
PPI | 399 ppi | 460 ppi |
Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 1000 nits |
Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 1600 nits |
HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | Ceramic Shield |
Screen-to-body ratio | 89% | 87% |
Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
RGB color space | - | 99.8% |
PWM | - | 240 Hz |
Response time | - | 1 ms |
Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
Height | 158.76 mm (6.25 inches) | 147.5 mm (5.81 inches) |
Width | 74.38 mm (2.93 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
Thickness | 8.26 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) |
Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 206 g (7.27 oz) |
Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
Rear material | - | Glass |
Frame material | Metal | Metal |
Colors | Gray | Black, Silver, Gold, Purple |
Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Apple A16 Bionic |
Max clock | 3190 MHz | 3460 MHz |
CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest |
L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
Graphics | Adreno 730 | Apple A16 GPU |
GPU shading units | 1536 | 640 |
GPU clock | 900 MHz | 1398 MHz |
FLOPS | ~2764.8 GFLOPS | ~1789.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
CPU | 327764 | 312353 |
GPU | 436033 | 413068 |
Memory | 218145 | 234432 |
UX | 251161 | 399534 |
Total score | 1235420 | 1371811 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature | - | 41.2 °C |
Stability | 70% | 79% |
Graphics test | 63 FPS | 59 FPS |
Graphics score | 10574 | 9874 |
Memory
RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 6 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
Memory clock | 3200 MHz | - |
Channels | 4 | 4 |
Storage size | 128, 256, 512 GB | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB |
Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
Memory card | No | No |
Software
Operating system | Android 13 | iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
ROM | My UX | - |
Battery
Capacity | 5000 mAh | 3200 mAh |
Max charge power | 68 W | 23 W |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
Replaceable | No | No |
Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
Reverse charging | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes (86% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
Full charging time | 0:54 hr | 1:41 hr |
Web browsing | 12:10 hr | 12:35 hr |
Watching video | 16:50 hr | 15:45 hr |
Gaming | 05:07 hr | 05:56 hr |
Standby | 140 hr | 120 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With the Best Battery Life (53rd and 102nd place)
Camera
Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8000 x 6000 |
Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
Flash | LED | Dual LED |
Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 13 MP + 2 MP) | 4 (48 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) |
Wide (main) lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.55", Omnivision OV50A (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/1.28", Sony IMX803 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
Telephoto lens | - | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.8 - Focal length: 77 mm - Sensor: 1/3.5", Sony IMX713 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
Ultra-wide lens | - 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3", SK Hynix HI1336 (CMOS) |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX633 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
Yes |
Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 Pro from DxOMark |
Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 4032 x 3024 |
Aperture | f/2.5 | f/1.9 |
Focal length | - | 23 mm |
Pixel size | 0.7 microns | - |
Sensor type | CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/3" | 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 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
USB type | USB Type-C | - |
USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
NFC* | Yes | Yes |
Infrared port | No | No |
Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
eSIM support* | No | Yes |
Hybrid slot | No | No |
LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
Headphone audio jack | No | No |
FM radio | No | No |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
Category | Flagship | Flagship |
Announced | January 2023 | September 2022 |
Release date | January 2023 | September 2022 |
Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
Bundled charger | Yes, 68 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Motorola ThinkPhone:
- The rear panel is made of aramid fiber material.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 14 Pro. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Motorola ThinkPhone.
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