Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia L vs Motorola Moto G (Gen 2) vs Samsung Galaxy J7

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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Motorola Samsung
Announced March 2013 September 2014 June 2015
Status Available - May 2013 Available - September 2014 Available - June 2015
Price - - Rs. 13,400 ($197.06) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red White, Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
152.4 x 78.6 x 7.5 mm
(6 x 3.09 x 0.3 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) 171 g (6.03 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android L Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Octa-core 1.2 GHz, Exynos 7580
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 305 Mali-T720
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8/16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.81% 68.76% 69.63%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Beauty Face, Continuous Shots, Sensor Size: 1/3.06-inch, F1.9, Interval Shot, Panorama, Sports Mode, Sound and Shot Mode
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2070 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
- Up to 354 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
- Up to 18 h (3G)