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Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)


Motorola Moto G4 Play


Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)
Motorola Moto G4 Play

Released in July 2015. Features 5.0 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 294 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,470 mAh battery.

Released in August 2016. Features 5.0 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 294 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,800 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Probably better rear camera
  • More processing power (14%)
  • Lighter (13%)
  • Much thinner (17%)
  • Better battery capacity (12%)
  • It has NFC


Specifications

Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) Motorola Moto G4 Play
Specifications
Brand Motorola Motorola
Model - -
Release Date July 2015 August 2016
Operating System Android 5.1 Android 6.0
Dimensions
Size 142.1 x 72.4 x 11.6 mm
5.59 x 2.85 x 0.46 in
144.4 x 72.0 x 9.9 mm
5.69 x 2.83 x 0.39 in
Weight 155 g
5.47 oz
137 g
4.83 oz
Screen
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1,280 pixels 720 x 1,280 pixels
PPI 294 294
Features - -
Cameras
Rear 13 MP f/2.0 8 MP f/2.2
Front 5 MP f/2.2 5 MP f/2.2
Storage
Memory 1 GB
2 GB
1 GB
2 GB
Fixed 8 GB
16 GB
8 GB
16 GB
Removable microSDHC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Quad-core processor
28 nm
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Quad-core processor
28 nm
CPU 4x 1.40 GHz Cortex-A53 4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 306
Battery
Capacity 2,470 mAh 2,800 mAh
Features - -
Removable False True
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC False True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) Motorola Moto G4 Play

Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

Motorola Moto G4 Play

5.0"
155 g
5.47 oz

5.0"
137 g
4.83 oz