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

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Comparing the Sony Xperia Z 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: Sony Xperia Z runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB runs at 1.2 GHz, making Sony Xperia Z the better performer.


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


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


Front Camera: Both Sony Xperia Z and Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB feature a 2.2 MP primary front camera.


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


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


User Rating: Sony Xperia Z receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB has a rating of 4.2.

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Sony Xperia Z
₹24,236
(Discontinued)
Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB
₹9,049
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

N/A
05 Sep, 2014

Performance

Helio A20
Snapdragon 400
Quad Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
2 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

5 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
LCD
IPS LCD
1920x1080 px (QHD (2k))
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2.2 MP
2 MP

Battery

2330 mAh
2070 mAh

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.3/5
(3,076 ratings)
4.2/5
(160,517 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Performance

Chipset

Huawei Helio A20 AP33
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226

Processor

Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Krait
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 320
Adreno 305

RAM

2 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

1920x1080 px (QHD (2k))
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

441 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.67 %
68.73 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

139 mm
141.5 mm

Width

71 mm
70.7 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
10.9 mm

Weight

146 grams
149 grams

Water Resistance

Yes IP57
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

13 MP
Primary CameraExmor-RS CMOS Sensor
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

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

Camera Features

Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile 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

2.2 MP
Primary CameraExmor RS
2 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

No
N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Capacity

2330 mAh
2070 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 14 Hours(3G) / Up to 11 Hours(2G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 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
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4
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 Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope