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Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

Samsung Galaxy A3
Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)
Samsung Galaxy A3

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 December 2014. Features 4.5 inches screen with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels and 245 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 with up to 1.5 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 1,900 mAh battery.
Head to Head
  • Larger screen (10%)
  • Much better quality screen (17%)
  • Probably better rear camera
  • May have more memory
  • More processing power (14%)
  • Much better battery capacity (23%)
  • Much lighter (41%)
  • Much thinner (68%)
  • OLED screen
  • It has NFC

Specifications

Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) Samsung Galaxy A3
Specifications
Brand Motorola Samsung
Model - -
Release Date July 2015 December 2014
Operating System Android 5.1 TouchWiz UI (Android 4.4)
Dimensions
Size 142.1 x 72.4 x 11.6 mm
5.59 x 2.85 x 0.46 in		 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in
Weight 155 g
5.47 oz		 110 g
3.88 oz
Screen
Size 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1,280 pixels 540 x 960 pixels
PPI 294 245
Features - OLED
Cameras
Rear 13 MP f/2.0 8 MP f/2.4 Standard
Front 5 MP f/2.2 5 MP f/2.2 Wide
Storage
Memory 1 GB
2 GB		 1 GB
1.5 GB
Fixed 8 GB
16 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 1,900 mAh
Features - -
Removable False False
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) Samsung Galaxy A3

Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

Samsung Galaxy A3

5.0"
155 g
5.47 oz

4.5"
110 g
3.88 oz