Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto G (Gen 2) vs Motorola Moto Maxx vs Sony Xperia C4

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Sony
Announced September 2014 November 2014 May 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - November 2014 Available - June 2015
Price - Rs. 16,990 ($249.85) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,900 ($292.65) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Black Ballistic Nylon Black, White, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
143.5 x 73.3 x 8.3 - 11.2
(5.65 x 2.89 x 0.33 - 0.44)
150.3 x 77.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.92 x 3.05 x 0.31 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5303, E5353
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - E5306
4G Network - LTE 700 / 1700 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 7, 17) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5303
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Splash Resistant, Moto Display -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android L Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 420 Mali-T760MP2
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 64 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.2 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (565 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.76% - 71.52%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 21 MP (5248 x 3936), autofocus 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 2160p@24fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p, HDR
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No 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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2070 mAh 3900 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 634 h (2G)
Up to 682 h (3G)
Talk Time - - Up to 13 h (2G)
Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)