Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen) vs Samsung Galaxy A8
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| July 2015 | July 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - July 2015 | Available - August 2015 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 10,250 ($150.74) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
142.1 x 72.4 x 6.1~11.6 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.24~0.46 in) |
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in) |
| Weight | |
| 155 g (5.47 oz) | 151 g (5.33 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - IPX7 Certified - Water Resistant over 3 Feet and 30 Minutes | - Fingerprint sensor |
Display
| Type | |
| IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.0 inches [Similar] | 5.7 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 66.86% | 73.99% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) | Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 306 [Similar] | Adreno 405 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1/2 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 8/16 GB | 16/32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| Dual-LED (Dual Tone) | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto-focus, IR Filter, f/2.0 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 5 MP [Similar] | 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM radio | FM radio with RDS; recording |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP, LE | v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0, USB Host | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM | 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | - |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 2470 mAh | 3050 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |