Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Motorola Moto X Play vs Motorola Moto X Style

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Motorola Motorola
Announced August 2014 July 2015 July 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - August 2015 Available - September 2015
Price - Rs. 15,499 ($227.93) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,999 ($397.04) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, white, gold, silver, blue Black, White Black lens/Dark Gray Frame and accents/ Black Soft Feel Inlay
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
148 x 75 x 10.9 mm
(5.83 x 2.95 x 0.43 in)
153.9 x 76.2 x 11.1 mm
(6.06 x 3 x 0.44 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1562 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500) - XT1562 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 28(700), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP52 Certified: Water Repellant Nano-coating - IP52 Certified: Water Repellant Nano-coating

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808
GPU Mali-T628 MP6 Adreno 405 Adreno 418
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 16/32 GB 16/32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.5 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (320 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (403 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.95% 74.21% 76.46%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 21 MP, 5248 x 3936 21 MP, 5248 x 3936
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, Auto-HDR Phase Detection, Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, Auto-HDR
Video 2160p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR
Front Camera 2.1 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, 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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Battery Non-removable Battery
Capacity 1860 mAh 3630 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 48 h -