Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB vs Sony Xperia Z

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Comparing the Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB vs Sony Xperia Z 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 Z 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 Z the better performer.


Display: Both Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB and Sony Xperia Z offer the same screen size of 5 inches, but Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB features a IPS LCD display compared to Sony Xperia Z's LCD, making Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB the better display of the two.


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


Front Camera: Both Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB and Sony Xperia Z feature a 2 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Sony Xperia Z offers a higher battery capacity with 2330 mAh, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 2070 mAh, making Sony Xperia Z better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB and Sony Xperia Z offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Sony Xperia Z receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB has a rating of 4.2.

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Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB
₹9,049
(Discontinued)
Sony Xperia Z
₹24,236
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

05 Sep, 2014
N/A

Performance

Snapdragon 400
Helio A20
(upto 1.2 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
1 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5 inches (12.7 cm)
IPS LCD
LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
1920x1080 px (QHD (2k))

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
2.2 MP

Battery

2070 mAh
2330 mAh

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(160,517 ratings)
4.3/5
(3,076 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 More Video
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)
Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226
Huawei Helio A20 AP33

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Krait

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 320

RAM

1 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
1920x1080 px (QHD (2k))

Pixel Density

294 ppi
441 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.73 %
69.67 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Design

Height

141.5 mm
139 mm

Width

70.7 mm
71 mm

Thickness

10.9 mm
7.9 mm

Weight

149 grams
146 grams

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes IP57

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor
13 MP
Primary CameraExmor-RS CMOS 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
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Stereo recording
Video HDR

Front Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
2.2 MP
Primary CameraExmor RS

Flash

N/A
No

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Capacity

2070 mAh
2330 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 14 Hours(3G) / Up to 11 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

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

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

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
No

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope