Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M2 vs Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen) vs Sony Xperia XA

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Motorola Sony
Announced February 2014 July 2015 February 2016
Status Available - May 2014 Available - July 2015 Available - June 2016
Price - Rs. 10,250 ($150.74) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,700 ($242.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
142.1 x 72.4 x 6.1~11.6 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.24~0.46 in)
143.6 x 66.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.65 x 2.63 x 0.31 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 137.4 g (4.83.0.14 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 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, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Scratch-Resistant Glass - IPX7 Certified - Water Resistant over 3 Feet and 30 Minutes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305) Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 1.8GHz, Octa-core, Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 306 Mali-T860
RAM 1 GB 1/2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 8/16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2, Curved Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.25% 66.86% 71.71%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto-focus, IR Filter, f/2.0 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, 1/3" Sensor Size, Exmor RS Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, Autofocus, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE Yes
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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot)
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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2470 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)
- Up to 48 h