Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) vs Sony Xperia ZL Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

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Sony Xperia ZL

Sony Xperia ZL

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Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) or Sony Xperia ZL Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) Sony Xperia ZL
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Release date 2015, July 2013, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142.1 x 72.4 x 11.6 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.85 in 131.6 x 69.3 x 9.8 mm | 5.18 x 5.18 x 2.73 in
Weight 155 g | 5.47 oz 151 g | 5.33 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Black, White Black, White, Red
Battery 2470 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 0 mAh,
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 40 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD TFT
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 67.0% 75.6%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Shatter proof glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, AF, f/2.0 -13 MP, AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2 2 MP
Functions Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) - Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
CPU - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 320
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
16 GB, 2 GB RAM
16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 95
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 319
GeekBench 4 Single Core 549 539
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1527 1379
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 939

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / 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 - C6502, C6503, C6506
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6503
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - C6506 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C6503
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 70.4 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 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, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.96 W/kg (head)     1.47 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.63 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio Stereo 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, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer (C6502 only) , Infrared port
Other extras
- IPX7 water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
Versions
- Also known as Motorola Moto G (Gen 3), Motorola Moto G3

- Also known as: Sony Xperia C6503, C6502, C6506, Sony Xperia ZL LTE, Sony Xperia ZL HSPA+ Released as Sony Xperia ZQ in Brazil

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