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Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)

Samsung Galaxy A3
Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)
Samsung Galaxy A3

Released in February 2015. Features 4.5 inches screen with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels and 245 ppi.

Dual-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8210 with up to 1 GB memory and 8 GB storage. It has 2,390 mAh battery.

Released in December 2014. Features 4.5 inches screen with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels and 245 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 with up to 1.5 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 1,900 mAh battery.
Head to Head
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Much better battery capacity (21%)
  • Much lighter (32%)
  • Much thinner (78%)
  • OLED screen
  • May have more memory
  • More storage
  • Much more processing power (25%)
  • It has NFC

Specifications

Motorola Moto E (2nd gen) Samsung Galaxy A3
Specifications
Brand Motorola Samsung
Model - -
Release Date February 2015 December 2014
Operating System Android 5.0 TouchWiz UI (Android 4.4)
Dimensions
Size 129.9 x 66.8 x 12.3 mm
5.11 x 2.63 x 0.48 in		 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in
Weight 145 g
5.11 oz		 110 g
3.88 oz
Screen
Size 4.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels 540 x 960 pixels
PPI 245 245
Features - OLED
Cameras
Rear 5 MP f/2.2 8 MP f/2.4 Standard
Front VGA 5 MP f/2.2 Wide
Storage
Memory 1 GB 1 GB
1.5 GB
Fixed 8 GB 16 GB
Removable microSDHC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8210
Dual-core processor
28 nm		 Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Quad-core processor
28 nm
CPU 2x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A7 4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 302 Adreno 306
Battery
Capacity 2,390 mAh 1,900 mAh
Features - -
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC False True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Motorola Moto E (2nd gen) Samsung Galaxy A3

Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)

Samsung Galaxy A3

4.5"
145 g
5.11 oz

4.5"
110 g
3.88 oz