Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen) vs Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Motorola Moto X Play

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general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Samsung Motorola
Announced July 2015 July 2015 July 2015
Status Available - July 2015 Available - August 2015 Available - August 2015
Price Rs. 10,250 ($150.74) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,499 ($227.93) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Black, White
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)
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
148 x 75 x 10.9 mm
(5.83 x 2.95 x 0.43 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1562
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) LTE 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, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IPX7 Certified - Water Resistant over 3 Feet and 30 Minutes - Fingerprint sensor - IP52 Certified: Water Repellant Nano-coating

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 405 Adreno 405
RAM 1/2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 16/32 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.86% 73.99% 74.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 21 MP, 5248 x 3936
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features 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, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP [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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE
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, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Battery
Capacity 2470 mAh 3050 mAh 3630 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - Up to 48 h