Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen) vs Motorola Moto G5 vs Sony Xperia L1

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Sony
Announced July 2015 February 2017 March 2017
Status Available - July 2015 Available - March 2017 Coming Soon - April 2017
Price Rs. 10,250 ($150.74) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,999 ($210.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White Grey, Black, Sapphire Blue Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.1 x 72.4 x 6.1~11.6 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.24~0.46 in)
144.3 x 73 x 9.5 mm
(5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 in)
151 x 74 x 8.7 mm
(5.94 x 2.91 x 0.34 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 144.5 g (5.08.0.18 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IPX7 Certified - Water Resistant over 3 Feet and 30 Minutes Front Speaker -
Notification LED - No -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6737T
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 505 Mali-T720MP2
RAM 1/2 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.86% 65.30% 74.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP 13 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Auto-focus, IR Filter, f/2.0 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, Auto-HDR Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, auto-HDR [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 24 mm [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer 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-Ion Battery
Capacity 2470 mAh 2800 mAh 2620 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -