Sony Xperia M2 Aqua vs Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB

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Comparing the Sony Xperia M2 Aqua 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 M2 Aqua and Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.


Display: Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Sony Xperia M2 Aqua offers 4.8 inches, making Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB the larger display of the two. Both Sony Xperia M2 Aqua and Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Sony Xperia M2 Aqua 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 Sony Xperia M2 Aqua offers 0.3 MP, making Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia M2 Aqua offers a higher battery capacity with 2330 mAh, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 2070 mAh, making Sony Xperia M2 Aqua better for longer battery life.


Storage: Sony Xperia M2 Aqua offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 16 GB, making Sony Xperia M2 Aqua the better option for storage.


User Rating: Sony Xperia M2 Aqua receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB has a rating of 4.2.

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Sony Xperia M2 Aqua
₹21,990
(Discontinued)
Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB
₹9,049
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

N/A
05 Sep, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon 400
Snapdragon 400
(upto 1.2 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.8 inches (12.19 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
540x960 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
2 MP

Battery

2330 mAh
2070 mAh

Storage

8 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.5/5
(2 ratings)
4.2/5
(160,517 ratings)

Video

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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
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 305

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

540x960 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

229 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

62.87 %
68.73 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

140 mm
141.5 mm

Width

72 mm
70.7 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm
10.9 mm

Weight

149 grams
149 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital ZoomExmor-R CMOS image sensor
8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
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

Video HDR
Video HDR
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

Capacity

2330 mAh
2070 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 11.2 Hours(3G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 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

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 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
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

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