Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto E (2015) vs Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen) vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

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general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Samsung
Announced February 2015 July 2015 February 2016
Status Available - February 2015 Available - July 2015 Available - March 2016
Price Rs. 5,999 ($88.22) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 10,250 ($150.74) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 50,900 ($748.53) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.9 x 66.8 x 12.3 mm
(5.11 x 2.63 x 0.48 in)
142.1 x 72.4 x 6.1~11.6 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.24~0.46 in)
150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm
(5.94 x 2.86 x 0.3 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
SIM Type - - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, Dual Stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1527, XT1511
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1505
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17) - XT1527 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IPX7 Certified - Water Resistant over 3 Feet and 30 Minutes - Heart rate sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 - 3G model
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - LTE model, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 - 3G model
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 - LTE model
Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core (2x 2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x 1.6 GHz Kryo)/ Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820/ Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU Adreno 302 - 3G model
Adreno 306 - LTE model
Adreno 306 Adreno 530/ Mali-T880 MP12
RAM 1 GB 1/2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8/16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD upto 256GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Curved Edge Screen, Always-on display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.21% 66.86% 76.13%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels
Flash No Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama, HDR Auto-focus, IR Filter, f/2.0 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Dual Pixel, f/1.7, 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1 µm Pixel Size, Smart Optical Image Stablization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera VGA [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.7, Dual Video Call, Auto HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD upto 256GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2390 mAh 2470 mAh 3600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -