Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB vs Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 8GB

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Comparing the Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB vs Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 8GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 8GB runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB runs at 1.2 GHz, making Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 8GB the better performer.


Display: Both Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB and Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 8GB offer the same screen size of 5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 8GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 8 MP, making Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 8GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 8GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 2 MP, making Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 8GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 8GB offers a higher battery capacity with 2400 mAh, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 2070 mAh, making Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 8GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 8GB offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 16 GB, making Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 8GB the better option for storage.


User Rating: Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 8GB has a rating of 4.

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Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB
₹9,049
(Discontinued)
Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 8GB
₹20,499
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

N/A
64%

Release Date

05 Sep, 2014
26 May, 2015

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 400
Snapdragon 615
(upto 1.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
1 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

N/A
8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
2 MP
5 MP

Battery

N/A
2070 mAh
2400 mAh

Storage

16 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(160,517 ratings)
4/5
(1 rating)

Video

Videos
1 More Video
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)
Android v5.0 (Lollipop)

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core 1 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 405

RAM

1 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

294 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.73 %
65.2 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Design

Height

141.5 mm
145.5 mm

Width

70.7 mm
72.6 mm

Thickness

10.9 mm
7.3 mm

Weight

149 grams
140 grams

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes IP65

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Avg

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor
13 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital ZoomExmor-R CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Good

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Video Recording

N/A
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Very Good

Capacity

2070 mAh
2400 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.1

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass