Phone Comparison - LG G3 vs Motorola Moto G (Gen 2)

LG G3
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Motorola Moto G (Gen 2)
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Motorola
Announced May 2014 September 2014
Status Available - June 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White, Gold White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
LTE - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA version
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 /1800 / 2100 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android L
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB ROM 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.42% 68.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Yes FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, OIS Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL/ EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v3.0 (SlimPort), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2070 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -