Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen) vs Sony Xperia M5

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Motorola Sony
Announced October 2011 July 2015 August 2015
Status Available - November 2011 Available - July 2015 Available - August 2015
Price - Rs. 10,250 ($150.74) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black, White Black, White, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
142.1 x 72.4 x 6.1~11.6 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.24~0.46 in)
145 x 72 x 7.6 mm
(5.71 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 142.5 g (5.01.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5603, E5653
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - E5606
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5603
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - E5606
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5653
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IPX7 Certified - Water Resistant over 3 Feet and 30 Minutes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795
GPU No Adreno 306 PowerVR G6200
RAM 1 GB 1/2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 8/16 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.65 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.72% 66.86% 65.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto-focus, IR Filter, f/2.0 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 2160p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus; 1080p@30fps video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB
USB OTG - 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2470 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
- Up to 671 h (2G)
Up to 656 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
- Up to 11 h 49 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)