Phone Comparison - Motorola MILESTONE 3 XT860 vs Motorola Moto G vs Sony Xperia M2

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Sony
Announced August 2011 November 2013 February 2014
Status Available - September 2011 Available - November 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Black Black, White Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.3 x 64.1 x 12.9 mm
(4.85 x 2.52 x 0.51 in)
129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
Weight 184 g (6.49 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
HSDPA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Scratch-Resistant Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305)
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB system storage; 8/16 GB 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.96% - 64.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Touch Focus Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB system storage; 512MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1540 mAh 2070 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 240 h - Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h 20 min Up to 24 h Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)