Phone Comparison - LG G3 vs Motorola Moto X (Gen 2) vs Motorola Moto X Play

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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Motorola Motorola
Announced May 2014 September 2014 July 2015
Status Available - June 2014 Available - September 2014 Available - August 2015
Price - - Rs. 15,499 ($227.93) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
140.8 x 72.4 x 9.97 mm
(5.54 x 2.85 x 0.39 in)
148 x 75 x 10.9 mm
(5.83 x 2.95 x 0.43 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
LTE - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - for AT&T
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - for Europe
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - for T-Mobile
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1562
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 /1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500) - XT1562
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP52 Certified: Water Repellant Nano-coating

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974-AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330 Adreno 405
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB ROM 16/32 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.2 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.42% 73.00% 74.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Yes No -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 21 MP, 5248 x 3936
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, OIS Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, Auto-HDR
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization Yes, 2160p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL/ EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v3.0 (SlimPort), USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2300 mAh 3630 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - Up to 48 h