Comparing the Moto X Style and the iPhone 6<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='
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iPhone, and for good reason, so we're going to do that with the
Moto X Style. Motorola's making the comparison, so why not? These two phones are about as different as they could be while still being smartphones, so let's get right to it.</p> <!--break--> <div class="tablebox"> <table class="spec-table"><thead><tr><th></th> <th>Moto X Style</th> <th>iPhone 6</th> </tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Display</td> <td>5.7-inch TFT LCD (2560x1440, 520 ppi)</td> <td>4.7-inch IPS LCD (1334x750, 326 ppi)</td> </tr><tr><td>OS</td> <td>Android 5.1.1 Lollipop</td> <td>iOS 8.4</td> </tr><tr><td>Processor</td> <td>Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 6x1.8GHz
Adreno 418 GPU</td> <td>Apple A8 64-bit 2x1.4Ghz</td> </tr><tr><td>Storage</td> <td>16, 32 or 64GB, microSD card up to 128GB</td> <td>16GB, 64GB, 128GB (non-expandable)</td> </tr><tr><td>RAM</td> <td>3GB</td> <td>1GB</td> </tr><tr><td>Rear camera</td> <td>21MP f/2.0, phase detect auto-focus, dual color correlated temperature flash
4K video at 30fps, slow motion video, HDR video</td> <td>8MP ƒ/2.2, focus pixels, True Tone flash
1080p video at 60fps, slow motion at 120fps</td> </tr><tr><td>Front camera</td> <td>5MP f/2.0, wide-angle lens, night mode, flash</td> <td>1.2MP, ƒ/2.2, 720p video, auto HDR</td> </tr><tr><td>Battery</td> <td>3000 mAh (non-removable), Turbo Charging</td> <td>1810 mAh (non-removable)</td> </tr><tr><td>Connectivity</td> <td>802.11ac + MIMO Wifi, Bluetooth 4.1 LE, NFC, GPS</td> <td>802.11ac + MIMO Wifi, Bluetooth 4.1 LE, NFC, GPS</td> </tr><tr><td>Speakers</td> <td>Front-facing stereo speakers with Smartboost</td> <td>Mono bottom-facing speaker</td> </tr><tr><td>Dimensions</td> <td>153.9 x 76.2 x 11.06 mm
179g</td> <td>138.1mm x 67.0mm x 6.9mm
129g</td> </tr><tr><td>Water resistance</td> <td>Water repellent nano-coating</td> <td>none</td> </tr><tr><td>Colors</td> <td>Black lens, dark gray frame and accents, black back
White lens, silver frame and accents, bamboo back
Moto Maker support with 17 different backs and 7 different accents available</td> <td>white, space gray, gold</td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <p>If that specs table above didn't give it away, the iPhone 6 and the Moto X Style are very different phones. While it might be fairer to compare the iPhone 6 Plus to the Moto X Style (although even the mammoth iPhone 6 Plus still has a smaller display), we're going to compare instead to the standard iPhone 6. There are a few reasons for that. The smaller iPhone 6 is more popular than its larger Plus brother, it's cheaper and thus closer to the Moto X Style's $399 price point, and it's a comparison that Motorola pointedly made more than once during their announcement of the their new flagship phone.</p> <p><a href='
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really interesting, with Motorola offering a wide range of back panels when you order your phone — there's standards like a grippy silicone black or white, or you can go crazy with something like lime green or red. And if you want to go fancy instead, there are multiple leather and wood options as well.
Apple Chief Design Officer Jony Ive might think such choice is bad design (and you can make some truly hideous combinations if you really want), there's something to be said for choice too.</p> <div class="media-gallery-flat"><div data-title="iPhone 6 vs. Moto X Style: bottom view" data-big="/sites/imore.com/files/styles/xlarge_wm_brw/public/article_images/2015/07/moto-x-style-vs-iphone-6-bottom.jpg?itok=3aOOWkAr" class="flat-img " style="background-image:url(/sites/imore.com/files/styles/w800h450crop/public/article_images/2015/07/moto-x-style-vs-iphone-6-bottom.jpg?itok=3aOOWkAr);"></div><div data-title="iPhone 6 vs. Moto X Style: top view" data-big="/sites/imore.com/files/styles/xlarge_wm_brw/public/article_images/2015/07/moto-x-style-vs-iphone-6-top.jpg?itok=rJMZzy6V" class="flat-img " style="background-image:url(/sites/imore.com/files/styles/w800h450crop/public/article_images/2015/07/moto-x-style-vs-iphone-6-top.jpg?itok=rJMZzy6V);"></div><div data-title="iPhone 6 vs. Moto X Style: side view" data-big="/sites/imore.com/files/styles/xlarge_wm_brw/public/article_images/2015/07/moto-x-style-vs-iphone-6-sides.jpg?itok=duPRV7it" class="flat-img " style="background-image:url(/sites/imore.com/files/styles/w800h450crop/public/article_images/2015/07/moto-x-style-vs-iphone-6-sides.jpg?itok=duPRV7it);"></div></div> <!--/media-gallery-flat--> <p>Motorola and Apple are taking differing approaches on photography as well. The iPhone 6 has an 8MP sensor that still takes quite good images, but they're staring down the barrel of many high-powered competitors, with Motorola joining the fray big time with a whopping 21MP sensor. Of course, we'll have to spend some proper time outside of controlled conditions with the Moto X Style to judge if the camera takes as good of photos as Motorola says it does, but we're hopeful that they've taken years of mediocre cameras and turned out something impressive instead.</p> <p><a href='
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