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Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha

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Summary
54%
65%
Performance

Snapdragon 400

1 GB RAM

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

2 GB RAM

Display

5.0" (12.7 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

4.7" (11.94 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

12 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

2.1 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2070 mAh

1860 mAh

11 h talktime (3G)

Storage

16 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

32 GB

Non Expandable

Expert Rating

4.0/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.2/5 based on 160,517 ratings

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3.8/5 based on 636 ratings

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General
Launch Date

September 27, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Performance
Poor
Average
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

CPU

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Octa core (1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 + 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7)

Graphics

Adreno 305

Mali-T628 MP6

RAM

1 GB

2 GB

Display
Average
Very 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)

68.73 %

70.06 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 141.5 mm
Width: 70.7 mm
Thickness: 10.9 mm

Height: 132.4 mm
Width: 65.5 mm
Thickness: 6.7 mm

Weight

149 grams

115 grams

Build Material

Case: Metal
Back: Metal

Colours

Black, White

Black, Blue, Gold, Silver, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

12 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

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

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Stereo recording

Front Camera
Poor
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

2 MP, Primary Camera

2.1 MP, Primary Camera

Flash

No

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

2070 mAh

1860 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

TalkTime

Up to 11 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 350 Hours(3G)

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Excellent
Best in Class
Internal Memory

16 GB

32 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

No

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

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

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

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

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) / 850(band 5)
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

SAR Value

Head: 1.18 W/kg, Body: 0.75 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

USB Host, microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Heart Rate Monitor

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope