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Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

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Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - XT1548
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - XT1541 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - XT1540
  HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 - XT1548
4G Network 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - XT1541 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40
  2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - XT1540
  2, 4, 5, 12, 17, 25, 26, 41 - XT1548
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, July. Released 2015, July 2017, January. Released 2017, January
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 142.1 x 72.4 x 11.6 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.46 in) 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm (5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 IPX7 water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~67.0% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~67.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
  Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306 Mali-T830 MP1
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 2GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.0, AF 13 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.2 8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)
Features Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS
NFC No Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  ANT+
Samsung Pay
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2470 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2350 mAh, non-removable
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 55 h
Misc
Colors Black, White Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud
SAR 1.06 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.68 W/kg (head)     0.60 W/kg (body)     0.35 W/kg (head)     1.38 W/kg (body)    
Models XT1541, XT1540, XT1548, Moto G3 SM-A320F, SM-A320Y, SM-A320FL
Price About 170 EUR About 220 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 1866 GFXBench: 3.9fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1009:1 (nominal), 2.026 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.688 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 75dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 75dB Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -91.5dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB Noise -94.7dB / Crosstalk -92.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 76h Endurance rating 93h

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