Comparison of Sony Xperia M2 Aqua and Motorola Moto G 4G smartphones based on their characteristics

Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

Motorola Moto G 4G

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Sony

Motorola

Phone model

Xperia M2 Aqua

Moto G 4G

Year of release

2014

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

140 mm

130 mm

Body width

72 mm

66 mm

Body thickness

8.6 mm

11.6 mm

Weight

149 g

143 g

Volume

86.69 cm³

99.3 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Metal
• Plastic

• Plastic

Replaceable panels

Colors

• White

• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm MSM8226-0 Snapdragon 400

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 400

CPU clock speed

1200 MHz

1200 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

Processor size

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 305

• Adreno 305

Number of GPU cores

1

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

1 GB

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 8 GB

• 8 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

32 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926-2

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.4

Android 4.4

Battery

Battery capacity

2330

2070

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

12 h 11 min

24 h

Standby time in GSM networks

641 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

12 h 6 min

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

641 h

Duration of listening to music

37 h

Video watching duration

8 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4.8 in

4.5 in

Screen resolution

960 x 540 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

Pixel density

229 ppi

326 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

IPS

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

8 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

2592 x 1944 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Digital zoom

4 X

4 X

Photomatrix model

Sony Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Red eye reduction

Face detector

Smile detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Self-timer

Digital image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

1.1 Mp

1.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1398 x 787 pixels

1520 x 855 pixels

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1700 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 4

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

MHL interface

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.0

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108

87.5 - 108

RDS support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• 3GPP
• H.263
• H.264

• MPEG-4
• H.263
• H.264

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• FLAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• FLAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Identifier of songs

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

Handwriting recognition

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• MS Outlook
• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Maps
• Google Play Store

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

VMS support

Impact protection

Waterproof case

Dustproof case

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.66 W/kg