Motorola Moto E Dual SIM (2nd gen) vs Sony Xperia M2 Aqua Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto E Dual SIM (2nd gen)

Motorola Moto E Dual SIM (2nd gen)

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Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

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Motorola Moto E Dual SIM (2nd gen) or Sony Xperia M2 Aqua Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto E Dual SIM (2nd gen) Sony Xperia M2 Aqua
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Release date 2015, March 2014, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 129.9 x 66.8 x 12.3 mm | 5.11 x 5.11 x 2.63 in 140 x 72 x 8.6 mm | 5.51 x 5.51 x 2.83 in
Weight 145 g | 5.11 oz 149 g | 5.26 oz
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Colors Black, White Black, White, Copper
Battery 2390 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 595 h (2G) / Up to 641 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 11 h 23 min (2G) / Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 37 h 11 min
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.5" in 4.8" in
Screen area 55.8 cm2 63.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 64.3% 63.0%
Screen resolution 540 x 960 px 540 x 960 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 245 PPI 229 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -5 MP, AF, f/2.2 -8 MP, AF, f/2.4
Functions Panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 480p@30fps (3G), 720p@30fps (4G) 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 0.3 MP, Single 0.3 MP, Single
Specifications VGA VGA
Video 480p

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.0 (Lollipop) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (28 nm)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) - LTE model
- Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 - 3G model
-Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - LTE model
- Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 302 - 3G model
Adreno 306 - LTE model
Adreno 305
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 549

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1506, XT1521
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 28(700), 40(2300) - XT1521
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2403 
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D2406
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - D2403 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 17(700) - D2406
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, aptX, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.69 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.66 W/kg (head)     0.86 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as: Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) 3G XT1506 Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G XT1521

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