Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB vs Moto G4 Play

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Comparing the Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB vs Moto G4 Play across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB runs at a higher processing speed of 1.4 GHz, while Moto G4 Play runs at 1.2 GHz, making Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB the better performer.


Display: Both Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB and Moto G4 Play offer the same screen size of 5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Moto G4 Play offers 8 MP, making Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB and Moto G4 Play feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Moto G4 Play offers a higher battery capacity with 2800 mAh, while Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB offers 2470 mAh, making Moto G4 Play better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB and Moto G4 Play offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Moto G4 Play has a rating of 4.

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Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB
₹10,999
(Discontinued)
Moto G4 Play
₹6,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

64%
65%

Release Date

28 Jul, 2015
06 Sep, 2016

Performance

Snapdragon 410
Snapdragon 410
(upto 1.4 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP

Battery

2470 mAh
2800 mAh
N/A
Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
N/A
eMMC 4.5

User Ratings

4.3/5
(208,507 ratings)
4/5
(11,562 ratings)

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Video

Videos
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General

Operating System

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

Processor

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 306
Adreno 306

RAM

2 GB / 1 GB
2 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

294 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

66.83 %
66.14 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

142.1 mm
144.4 mm

Width

72.4 mm
72 mm

Thickness

11.6 mm
9.9 mm

Weight

155 grams
137 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IPX7 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor
8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.2CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
No

Flash

No
No

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2470 mAh
2800 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 24 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Quick Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 8 GB
16 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 4.5

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.905 W/kg Body: 1.069 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

No
No

HDMI

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer