Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto G (Gen 2) vs Samsung Galaxy Core Max vs Sony Xperia Z3+

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Samsung Sony
Announced September 2014 October 2014 May 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - June 2015
Price - Rs. 15,499 ($227.93) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,999 ($735.28) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black White, Black White, black, copper, aqua green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
136.3 x 69.6 x 8mm
(5.37 x 2.74 x 0.31in)
146 x 72 x 6.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.27 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android L Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
GPU Adreno 305 - Adreno 430
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 8 GB ROM 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.8 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.76% 67.23% 70.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 1080p 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 720p [Similar] 5.1 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA; LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2070 mAh 2200 mAh 2930 mAh
Stand by - Up to 419 h Up to 580 h (2G)
Up to 590 h (3G)
Talk Time - - Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 17 h (3G)