Motorola Moto G 8GB vs Samsung Galaxy Core LTE 4G

Comparing the Motorola Moto G 8GB vs Samsung Galaxy Core LTE 4G 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 8GB and Samsung Galaxy Core LTE 4G run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.

Display: Both Motorola Moto G 8GB and Samsung Galaxy Core LTE 4G offer the same screen size of 4.5 inches, but Samsung Galaxy Core LTE 4G features a Super PLS LCD display compared to Motorola Moto G 8GB's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy Core LTE 4G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Motorola Moto G 8GB and Samsung Galaxy Core LTE 4G feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Motorola Moto G 8GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 1.3 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Core LTE 4G offers 0.3 MP, making Motorola Moto G 8GB better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy Core LTE 4G offers a higher battery capacity with 2100 mAh, while Motorola Moto G 8GB offers 2070 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy Core LTE 4G better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Motorola Moto G 8GB and Samsung Galaxy Core LTE 4G offer the same internal storage of 8 GB.

Motorola Moto G 8GB

₹8,528

(Discontinued)

Samsung Galaxy Core LTE 4G

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

13 Nov, 2013

23 May, 2014

User Ratings

4.4/5

(68,567 ratings)

N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226

N/A

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Dual core, 1.2 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305

RAM

1 GB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD

Super PLS LCD

Screen Size

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

540x960 px

Pixel Density

326 ppi

245 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.06 %

63.31 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass

N/A

Design

Height

129.9 mm

132.9 mm

Width

65.9 mm

66.3 mm

Thickness

11.6 mm

9.8 mm

Weight

143 grams

137 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom

5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

N/A

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Battery

Capacity

2070 mAh

2100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A	Up to 11 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

8 GB

Expandable Storage

No	Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A	4G Bands: FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28)

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

SAR Value

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

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Proximity sensor Accelerometer