Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A3 vs Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen) vs Motorola Moto X Play

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Motorola Motorola
Announced October 2014 July 2015 July 2015
Status Available - November 2014 Available - July 2015 Available - August 2015
Price Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 10,250 ($150.74) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,499 ($227.93) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
142.1 x 72.4 x 6.1~11.6 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.24~0.46 in)
148 x 75 x 10.9 mm
(5.83 x 2.95 x 0.43 in)
Weight 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1562
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500) - XT1562
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 - IP52 Certified: Water Repellant Nano-coating

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU - Adreno 306 Adreno 405
RAM 1 GB 1/2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8/16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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) 1080 x 1920 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.39% 66.86% 74.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 21 MP, 5248 x 3936
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Auto-focus, IR Filter, f/2.0 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 2470 mAh 3630 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - Up to 48 h