Motorola Moto G 16GB vs Sony Xperia M2

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Comparing the Motorola Moto G 16GB vs Sony Xperia M2 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Motorola Moto G 16GB and Sony Xperia M2 run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.


Display: Sony Xperia M2 offers a screen size of 4.8 inches, while Motorola Moto G 16GB offers 4.5 inches, making Sony Xperia M2 the larger display of the two. Motorola Moto G 16GB features a IPS LCD display compared to Sony Xperia M2's TFT, making Motorola Moto G 16GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia M2 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Motorola Moto G 16GB offers 5 MP, making Sony Xperia M2 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Motorola Moto G 16GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 1.3 MP, while Sony Xperia M2 offers 0.3 MP, making Motorola Moto G 16GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia M2 offers a higher battery capacity with 2330 mAh, while Motorola Moto G 16GB offers 2070 mAh, making Sony Xperia M2 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Sony Xperia M2 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Motorola Moto G 16GB offers 16 GB, making Sony Xperia M2 the better option for storage.

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Motorola Moto G 16GB
₹9,999
(Discontinued)
Sony Xperia M2
₹24,000
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

13 Nov, 2013
30 Apr, 2014
16 Jul, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 400
Snapdragon 400
Unisoc T7100
(upto 1.2 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
4.8 inches (12.19 cm)
6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
IPS LCD
TFT
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
540x960 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP
0.3 MP
5 MP

Battery

2070 mAh
2330 mAh
5000 mAh
N/A
N/A
10W

Storage

16 GB
8 GB
64 GB
N/A
N/A
eMMC 5.0

User Ratings

4.4/5
(111,277 ratings)
N/A
N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
Jul 16, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Android v15

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Android Go

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926
Unisoc T7100

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A75 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 305
PowerVR GE8322

RAM

1 GB
1 GB
3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
TFT
IPS LCD

Screen Size

4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)
4.8 inches  (12.19 cm)
6.56 inches  (16.66 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
540x960 px
N/A

Brightness

N/A
N/A
400 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
90 Hz

Pixel Density

326 ppi
229 ppi
269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.17 %
63.95 %
N/A

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass
Yes
N/A

Design

Height

129.9 mm
139.6 mm
N/A

Width

65.9 mm
71.1 mm
N/A

Thickness

11.6 mm
8.6 mm
8.49 mm

Weight

143 grams
148 grams
N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom
8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital ZoomBack-illuminated sensor BSI
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2GC08A8 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
N/A

OIS

N/A
N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
4 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 fps
N/A

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Stereo recording
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

N/A
N/A
No

Battery

Capacity

2070 mAh
2330 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 14.6 Hours(3G) / Up to 13.5 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 10W

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
8 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
eMMC 5.0

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 32 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro
N/A

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A

SAR Value

Head: 1.17 W/kg Body: 1.06 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0
Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
N/A

NFC

N/A
Yes
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
N/A

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