Sony Xperia C3 vs Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB

Comparing the Sony Xperia C3 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: Both Sony Xperia C3 and Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.

Display: Sony Xperia C3 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 5 inches, making Sony Xperia C3 the larger display of the two. Both Sony Xperia C3 and Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both Sony Xperia C3 and Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Sony Xperia C3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 2 MP, making Sony Xperia C3 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Sony Xperia C3 offers a higher battery capacity with 2500 mAh, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 2070 mAh, making Sony Xperia C3 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Sony Xperia C3 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 16 GB, making Sony Xperia C3 the better option for storage.

User Rating: Sony Xperia C3 receives a higher user rating of 4.8, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB has a rating of 4.2.

Sony Xperia C3

₹19,969

(Discontinued)

Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB

₹9,049

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

25 Aug, 2014

05 Sep, 2014

User Ratings

4.8/5

(4 ratings)

4.2/5

(160,517 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305

RAM

1 GB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

267 ppi

294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.94 %

68.73 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

156 mm

141.5 mm

Width

78.5 mm

70.7 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

10.9 mm

Weight

150 grams

149 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary CameraExmor-RS CMOS Sensor

8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A	Video HDR Stereo recording

Front Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

2 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash

N/A

Video Recording

1280x720 fps

N/A

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Battery

Capacity

2500 mAh

2070 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 24 Hours(3G) / Up to 11 Hours(2G)

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB

16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope