Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro (2016) vs Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro (2016)

Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro (2016)

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Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

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Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro (2016) or Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro (2016)	Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)
Rating	(+)	(+)
Release date	2016, July	2015, July
Dimensions (HxWxD)	142.4 x 71.1 x 8 mm \| 5.61 x 5.61 x 2.8 in	142.1 x 72.4 x 11.6 mm \| 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.85 in
Weight	138 g \| 4.87 oz	155 g \| 5.47 oz
Body Build	Plastic body	Plastic body
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Silver, Black, Gold	Black, White
Battery	2600 mAh, Removable Li-Ion	2470 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life	Talking time - Up to 14 h (3G) Music play - Up to 54 h
Approximate price	140 EUR	170 EUR
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	5" in	5" in
Screen area	68.9 cm²	68.9 cm²
Screen format	16:9 (height:width)	16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	68.1%	67.0%
Screen resolution	720 x 1280 px	720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	294 PPI	294 PPI
Screen protection		Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	8 MP, Single	13 MP, Single
Camera specs	-8 MP, AF, f/2.2	-13 MP, AF, f/2.0
Functions	LED flash, HDR, panorama	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama
Video	720p@30fps	1080p@30fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie	5 MP, Single	5 MP, Single
Specifications	5 MP, f/2.2	5 MP, f/2.2
Functions		Auto-HDR

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset	- Spreadtrum SC8830	- Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU	- Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7	- Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-400MP2	Adreno 306
External memory	microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory	16 GB, 2 GB RAM	8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core	79	95
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	259	319
GeekBench 4 Single Core	411	549
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core	1051	1527
GeekBench 4 RenderScript	676

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)	Micro-SIM
Network	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - India	-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
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS	Yes	Yes
Edge	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
USB	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go	microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, LE	4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation	SAR - 0.78 W/kg (head) SAR EU - 0.59 W/kg (head) 1.24 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors	- Accelerometer, proximity	- Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras		- IPX7 water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
Versions		- Also known as Motorola Moto G (Gen 3), Motorola Moto G3

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