Motorola Moto G Dual SIM (3rd gen) vs Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto G Dual SIM (3rd gen)

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Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

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Motorola Moto G Dual SIM (3rd gen) or Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto G Dual SIM (3rd gen) Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)
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Release date 2015, July 2015, July
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142.1 x 72.4 x 11.6 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.85 in 142.1 x 72.4 x 11.6 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.85 in
Weight 155 g | 5.47 oz 155 g | 5.47 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Black, White Black, White
Battery 2470 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2470 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 170 EUR 170 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD 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 67.0% 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 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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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, f/2.0
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 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 Auto-HDR

Performance

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

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 96 95
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 320 319
GeekBench 4 Single Core 549
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1527

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 / 2100 - XT1550 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - XT1543, XT1544
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - XT1550 
LTE band 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 28(700) - XT1543, XT1544
-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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.91 W/kg (head)     1.07 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Ambient light sensor, accelerometer (2), proximity sensor - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- IPX7 water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes

- IPX7 water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
Versions
- Also known as Motorola Moto G Dual SIM (Gen 3), Motorola Moto G3 Dual SIM

- Also known as Motorola Moto G (Gen 3), Motorola Moto G3

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