Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto G (Gen 2) vs Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen)

Motorola Moto G (Gen 2)
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Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola
Announced September 2014 July 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - July 2015
Price - Rs. 10,250 ($150.74) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
142.1 x 72.4 x 6.1~11.6 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.24~0.46 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
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
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IPX7 Certified - Water Resistant over 3 Feet and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android L Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] Adreno 306 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1/2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.76% 66.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto-focus, IR Filter, f/2.0 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2070 mAh 2470 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -