Motorola Moto G 8GB vs Samsung Galaxy Grand 2

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Comparing the Motorola Moto G 8GB vs Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Motorola Moto G 8GB and Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.


Display: Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 offers a screen size of 5.25 inches, while Motorola Moto G 8GB offers 4.5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 the larger display of the two. Motorola Moto G 8GB features a IPS LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy Grand 2's TFT, making Motorola Moto G 8GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Motorola Moto G 8GB offers 5 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Motorola Moto G 8GB and Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 feature a 1.3 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while Motorola Moto G 8GB offers 2070 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Motorola Moto G 8GB and Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 offer the same internal storage of 8 GB.


User Rating: Motorola Moto G 8GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 has a rating of 4.1.

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Motorola Moto G 8GB
₹8,528
(Discontinued)
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
₹15,000
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

N/A
61%

Release Date

13 Nov, 2013
11 Jan, 2014

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 400
Snapdragon 400
(upto 1.2 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1.5 GB RAM

Display

N/A
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
5.25 inches (13.34 cm)
IPS LCD
TFT
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

N/A
5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
1.3 MP
1.9 MP

Battery

N/A
2070 mAh
2600 mAh
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

4.4/5
(68,567 ratings)
4.1/5
(5,105 ratings)

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General

Operating System

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

Custom UI

N/A
TouchWiz UI

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Below Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226

Processor

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

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 305

RAM

1 GB
1.5 GB

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD
TFT

Screen Size

4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)
5.25 inches  (13.34 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

326 ppi
280 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.06 %
68.58 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass
N/A

Design

Height

129.9 mm
146.8 mm

Width

65.9 mm
75.3 mm

Thickness

11.6 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

143 grams
163 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.4

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
3264 x 2448 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
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
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Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Stereo recording
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Below Avg

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
1.9 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

No
No

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Very Good

Capacity

2070 mAh
2600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 17 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

Head: 1.17 W/kg Body: 1.06 W/kg
Head: 0.58 W/kg Body: 1.03 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
No

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 Compass