Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto X vs Sony Xperia Z2 vs Sony Xperia M2

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Sony Sony
Announced August 2013 February 2014 February 2014
Status Available - August 2013 Available - April 2014 Available - May 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Purple Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.3 x 65.3 x 10.4 mm
(5.09 x 2.57 x 0.41 in)
146.8 x 73.3 x 8.2 mm
(5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800)
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - D6543
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Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes Scratch-Resistant Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), Upgradable to Android KitKat Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), Planned upgrade to Android 5.1 Lollipop Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305)
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 330 Adreno 305
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16 GB 8 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.2 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.34% 69.16% 64.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 10 MP, 3872 x 2592 pixels 20.7 MP, autofocus 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR Auto focus, 1/2.3'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL / EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, 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 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2200 mAh 3200 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 576 h Up to 690 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 13 h Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)