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Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

Sony Xperia Z3
Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)
Sony Xperia Z3

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 November 2014. Features 5.2 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 424 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC with up to 3 GB memory and 32 GB storage. It has 3,100 mAh battery.
Head to Head
  • Probably better front camera
  • Much thinner (59%)
  • Slightly larger screen (4%)
  • Much better quality screen (31%)
  • More memory
  • May have more storage
  • Much more processing power (44%)
  • Much better battery capacity (20%)
  • Fast charging battery
  • It has NFC

Specifications

Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) Sony Xperia Z3
Specifications
Brand Motorola Sony
Model - -
Release Date July 2015 November 2014
Operating System Android 5.1 Android 4.4
Dimensions
Size 142.1 x 72.4 x 11.6 mm
5.59 x 2.85 x 0.46 in		 146.0 x 72.0 x 7.3 mm
5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in
Weight 155 g
5.47 oz		 152 g
5.36 oz
Screen
Size 5.0 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1,280 pixels 1,080 x 1,920 pixels
PPI 294 424
Features - -
Cameras
Rear 13 MP f/2.0 20 MP f/2.0 Wide
Front 5 MP f/2.2 2 MP f/2.8
Storage
Memory 1 GB
2 GB		 3 GB
Fixed 8 GB
16 GB		 16 GB
32 GB
Removable microSDHC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Quad-core processor
28 nm		 Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC
Quad-core processor
28 nm
CPU 4x 1.40 GHz Cortex-A53 4x 2.50 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 330
Battery
Capacity 2,470 mAh 3,100 mAh
Features - Fast charging 18W
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) Sony Xperia Z3

Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

Sony Xperia Z3

5.0"
155 g
5.47 oz

5.2"
152 g
5.36 oz