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

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Summary
61%
64%
Performance

Snapdragon 410

2 GB RAM

Snapdragon 615

2 GB RAM

Display

5.0" (12.7 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

5.5" (13.97 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

21 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2470 mAh

24 h talktime (3G)

3630 mAh

Storage

16 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

16 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

4.0/10

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.3/5 based on 210,547 ratings

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4.2/5 based on 61,377 ratings

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General
Launch Date

September 14, 2015 (Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Performance
Average
Average
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

CPU

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core, 1.7 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Adreno 306

Adreno 405

RAM

2 GB

2 GB

Display
Average
Good
Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 " (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

66.83 %

74.95 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 142.1 mm
Width: 72.4 mm
Thickness: 11.6 mm

Height: 148 mm
Width: 75 mm
Thickness: 10.9 mm

Weight

155 grams

169 grams

Colours

Black, White

Black, White

Waterproof

, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter), IPX7

, Splash proof

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

13 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

21 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

Sensor

CMOS image sensor

CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

No

No

Flash

, Dual-color LED Flash

, Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

5288 x 3968 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)
Burst mode

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

Front Camera
Average
Average
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

5 MP, Primary Camera

Autofocus

No

No

Flash

No

No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Good
Capacity

2470 mAh

3630 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 24 Hours(3G)

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Excellent
Best in Class
Internal Memory

16 GB

16 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 128 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro
SIM2: Micro

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

VoLTE

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)
3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SIM 2

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 0.905 W/kg, Body: 1.069 W/kg

Head: 0.8 W/kg, Body: 1.23 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

HDMI

No

Multimedia
FM Radio

Loudspeaker

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, Compass