Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto X (Gen 2) vs Motorola Moto E (2015) vs Sony Xperia M4 Aqua

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Sony
Announced September 2014 February 2015 March 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - February 2015 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 5,999 ($88.22) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White, Copper, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140.8 x 72.4 x 9.97 mm
(5.54 x 2.85 x 0.39 in)
129.9 x 66.8 x 12.3 mm
(5.11 x 2.63 x 0.48 in)
140.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm
(5.53 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) 136 g (4.8 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network 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 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1527, XT1511
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1505
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17) - XT1527 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP68 Certified - Dust and Water Proof up to 1.5 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974-AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 - 3G model
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - LTE model, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 - 3G model
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 - LTE model
1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 302 - 3G model
Adreno 306 - LTE model
Adreno 405
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.00% 64.21% 67.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash Dual-LED Flash No LED flash
Features Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, HDR 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] VGA [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, LE v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB 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 present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2390 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -