Sony Xperia M2 Aqua vs Motorola Moto G (2nd gen) Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

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Motorola Moto G (2nd gen)

Motorola Moto G (2nd gen)

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Sony Xperia M2 Aqua or Motorola Moto G (2nd gen) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia M2 Aqua Motorola Moto G (2nd gen)
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Release date 2014, August 2014, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 140 x 72 x 8.6 mm | 5.51 x 5.51 x 2.83 in 141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm | 5.57 x 5.57 x 2.78 in
Weight 149 g | 5.26 oz 149 g | 5.26 oz
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Colors Black, White, Copper White, Black
Battery 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2070 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
Approximate price 200 EUR 160 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.8" in 5" in
Screen area 63.5 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 63.0% 68.9%
Screen resolution 540 x 960 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 229 PPI 294 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, AF, f/2.4 -8 MP, AF, f/2.0
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
Front camera, selfie 0.3 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications VGA 2 MP, f/2.2
Video 480p

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 305 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 Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -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
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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, A2DP, aptX, LE 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
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
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Digital TV (DS DTV 16GB model only)
Versions
- Also known as Motorola Moto G XT1068, Motorola Moto G2, Motorola Moto G+1 Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen.) with Digital TV

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