Samsung Galaxy S III LTE vs Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S III LTE vs Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S III LTE runs at a higher processing speed of 1.4 GHz, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB runs at 1.2 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S III LTE the better performer.


Display: Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S III LTE offers 4.8 inches, making Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S III LTE features a Super AMOLED display compared to Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S III LTE the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S III LTE and Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S III LTE offers 1.9 MP, making Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S III LTE offers a higher battery capacity with 2100 mAh, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 2070 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S III LTE better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S III LTE and Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

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Summary

Release Date

17 Sep, 2012
05 Sep, 2014
06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
N/A
Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412 Prime
Snapdragon 400
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
(upto 1.4 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
2 GB RAM
1 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
N/A
4.8 inches (12.19 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
N/A
8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
N/A
1.9 MP
2 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
N/A
2100 mAh
2070 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Flash Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A
4.2/5
(160,517 ratings)
4.5/5
(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412 Prime
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A9
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400 MP4
Adreno 305
Adreno 829

RAM

2 GB
1 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.8 inches  (12.19 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

306 ppi
294 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.82 %
68.73 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

136.6 mm
141.5 mm
150.83 mm

Width

70.6 mm
70.7 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm
10.9 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

131 grams
149 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Digital image stabilization
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Video HDR
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

1.9 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

2100 mAh
2070 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 11 Hours(3G) / Up to 16 Hours(2G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 800(band 20)
N/A
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 3)
N/A
N/A
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) Dual antennas
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

N/A
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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