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Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)


Sony Xperia Z3


Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)
Sony Xperia Z3

Released in September 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 2 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 2,300 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
  • Lighter (6%)
  • OLED screen
  • Probably better front camera
  • May have more storage
  • Much thinner (37%)
  • More memory
  • Much better battery capacity (26%)
  • Battery with better fast charging (17%)


Specifications

Motorola Moto X (2nd gen) Sony Xperia Z3
Specifications
Brand Motorola Sony
Model - -
Release Date September 2014 November 2014
Operating System Android 4.4 Android 4.4
Dimensions
Size 140.8 x 72.4 x 10.0 mm
5.54 x 2.85 x 0.39 in
146.0 x 72.0 x 7.3 mm
5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in
Weight 144 g
5.08 oz
152 g
5.36 oz
Screen
Size 5.2 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 1,080 x 1,920 pixels
PPI 424 424
Features OLED -
Cameras
Rear 13 MP f/2.0 Standard 20 MP f/2.0 Wide
Front 2 MP f/2.2 2 MP f/2.8
Storage
Memory 2 GB 3 GB
Fixed 16 GB
32 GB
64 GB
16 GB
32 GB
Removable - microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC
Quad-core processor
28 nm
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC
Quad-core processor
28 nm
CPU 4x 2.50 GHz Krait 400 4x 2.50 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330
Battery
Capacity 2,300 mAh 3,100 mAh
Features Fast charging 15W Fast charging 18W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Motorola Moto X (2nd gen) Sony Xperia Z3

Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)

Sony Xperia Z3

5.2"
144 g
5.08 oz

5.2"
152 g
5.36 oz