Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia L vs Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen) vs Motorola Moto X Play

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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Motorola Motorola
Announced March 2013 July 2015 July 2015
Status Available - May 2013 Available - July 2015 Available - August 2015
Price - Rs. 10,250 ($150.74) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,499 ($227.93) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
142.1 x 72.4 x 6.1~11.6 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.24~0.46 in)
148 x 75 x 10.9 mm
(5.83 x 2.95 x 0.43 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 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 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, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IPX7 Certified - Water Resistant over 3 Feet and 30 Minutes - IP52 Certified: Water Repellant Nano-coating

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 306 Adreno 405
RAM 1 GB 1/2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8/16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.81% 66.86% 74.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 21 MP, 5248 x 3936
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor 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, Auto-HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB 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 not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2470 mAh 3630 mAh
Stand by Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
- Up to 48 h