Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB vs Sony Xperia Z3

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Comparing the Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB vs Sony Xperia Z3 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 X (2nd Gen) 16GB and Sony Xperia Z3 run at the same processing speed of 2.5 GHz.


Display: Both Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB and Sony Xperia Z3 offer the same screen size of 5.2 inches, but Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB features a AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia Z3's IPS LCD, making Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20.7 MP, while Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 13 MP, making Sony Xperia Z3 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB and Sony Xperia Z3 feature a 2 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Sony Xperia Z3 offers a higher battery capacity with 3100 mAh, while Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 2300 mAh, making Sony Xperia Z3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB and Sony Xperia Z3 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Sony Xperia Z3 has a rating of 3.9.

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Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 16GB
₹23,999
(Out of Stock)
Sony Xperia Z3
₹41,990
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

69%
69%

Release Date

04 Oct, 2014
25 Sep, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon 801
Snapdragon 801
(upto 2.5 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
2 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
20.7 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
2.2 MP

Battery

2300 mAh
3100 mAh
N/A
Quick Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(6,137 ratings)
3.9/5
(433 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 04, 2014
(Official)
Sep 25, 2014
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)
Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

Processor

Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400
Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Adreno 330

RAM

2 GB
3 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

424 ppi
424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.96 %
70.75 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Design

Height

140.8 mm
146 mm

Width

72.4 mm
72 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm
7.3 mm

Weight

144 grams
152 grams

Water Resistance

Yes
Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.2
20.7 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
5248 x 3936 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

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
8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Video HDR

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
2.2 MP
Primary CameraExmor-R CMOS

Flash

N/A
No

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2300 mAh
3100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 16 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Quick Charging v2.0

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 800(band 20)
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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
No

Other Sensors

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