Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S4 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.6 GHz, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB runs at 1.2 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S4 the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy S4 and Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offer the same screen size of 5 inches, but Samsung Galaxy S4 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S4 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S4 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S4 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S4 and Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB feature a 2 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S4 offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 2070 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S4 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S4 and Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Samsung Galaxy S4 has a rating of 3.9.

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Samsung Galaxy S4
₹15,999
(Discontinued)
Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB
₹9,049
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

77%
N/A

Release Date

N/A
05 Sep, 2014

Performance

N/A
Apple A13 Bionic
Snapdragon 400
Octa Core (upto 1.6 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
2 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

N/A
13 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
2 MP
2 MP

Battery

N/A
2600 mAh
2070 mAh

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

3.9/5
(10,437 ratings)
4.2/5
(160,517 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
N/A

Chipset

Apple A13 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226

Processor

Octa core

1.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 544MP3
Adreno 305

RAM

2 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

441 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.12 %
68.73 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

136.6 mm
141.5 mm

Width

69.8 mm
70.7 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
10.9 mm

Weight

130 grams
149 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
N/A

Resolution

13 MP
Primary CameraBack-illuminated sensor BSI
8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
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Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Video HDR
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
N/A

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A

Capacity

2600 mAh
2070 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A

Other Sensors

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