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Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB vs Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 8GB

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Summary
63%
56%
Performance

Snapdragon 801

2 GB RAM

Snapdragon 410

1 GB RAM

Display

5.2" (13.21 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

5.0" (12.7 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2300 mAh

2470 mAh

24 h talktime (3G)

Storage

16 GB

Non Expandable

8 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

4.0/5

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User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.2/5 based on 6,137 ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.2/5 based on 6,844 ratings

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General
Launch Date

October 4, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Performance
Average
Below Average
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

CPU

Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture

64 bit

Graphics

Adreno 330

Adreno 306

RAM

2 GB

1 GB

Display
Very Good
Average
Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 " (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.96 %

66.83 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 140.8 mm
Width: 72.4 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm

Height: 142.1 mm
Width: 72.4 mm
Thickness: 11.6 mm

Weight

144 grams

155 grams

Colours

Black, White

Black, White

Waterproof

, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter), IPX7

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

13 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera

13 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

Sensor

CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Flash

, Dual LED Flash

, Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

Front Camera
Poor
Average
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

2 MP, Primary Camera

5 MP, Primary Camera

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

2300 mAh

2470 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 24 Hours(3G)

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Excellent
Very Good
Internal Memory

16 GB

8 GB

Expandable Memory

No

, Up to 32 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

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

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

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28)
3G Bands:
UMTS 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

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

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

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass