Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) vs Apple iPhone 5 Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

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Apple iPhone 5

Apple iPhone 5

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Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) or Apple iPhone 5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) Apple iPhone 5
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Release date 2015, July 2012, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142.1 x 72.4 x 11.6 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.85 in 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm | 4.87 x 4.87 x 2.31 in
Weight 155 g | 5.47 oz 112 g | 3.95 oz
Body Build Plastic body Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, White Black/Slate, White/Silver
Battery 2470 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 1440 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 225 h (2G) / Up to 225 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 40 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 4" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 44.1 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 67.0% 60.8%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 640 x 1136 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, AF, f/2.0 -8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 1.2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard)
Functions Auto-HDR face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.3
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) - Apple A6 (32 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 - Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based)
GPU Adreno 306 PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
16 GB, 2 GB RAM
16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR2

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 95
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 319
GeekBench 4 Single Core 549
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1527

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900 - XT1548
-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 - XT1541 
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - XT1540 
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 - XT1548
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - XT1541 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - XT1540 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 17(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - XT1548
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428 
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429
-4G - LTE band 4(1700/2100), 17(700) - GSM A1428 
LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429 
LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- IPX7 water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
Versions
- Also known as Motorola Moto G (Gen 3), Motorola Moto G3

- Supported LTE Networks

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