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Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)


Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)


Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)
Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

Released in July 2015. Features 5.0 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 294 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,470 mAh battery.

Released in December 2015. Features 4.7 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 312 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 with up to 1.5 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,300 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Larger screen (6%)
  • May have more memory
  • More processing power (14%)
  • Better battery capacity (7%)
  • Much lighter (17%)
  • Much thinner (59%)
  • Better quality screen (6%)
  • OLED screen
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • It has NFC


Specifications

Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)
Specifications
Brand Motorola Samsung
Model - -
Release Date July 2015 December 2015
Operating System Android 5.1 TouchWiz UI (Android 5.1)
Dimensions
Size 142.1 x 72.4 x 11.6 mm
5.59 x 2.85 x 0.46 in
134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm
5.30 x 2.57 x 0.29 in
Weight 155 g
5.47 oz
132 g
4.66 oz
Screen
Size 5.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1,280 pixels 720 x 1,280 pixels
PPI 294 312
Features - OLED
Cameras
Rear 13 MP f/2.0 13 MP f/1.9
Front 5 MP f/2.2 5 MP f/1.9
Storage
Memory 1 GB
2 GB
1.5 GB
Fixed 8 GB
16 GB
16 GB
Removable microSDHC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Quad-core processor
28 nm
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Quad-core processor
28 nm
CPU 4x 1.40 GHz Cortex-A53 4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 306
Battery
Capacity 2,470 mAh 2,300 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 G (3rd gen) Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

5.0"
155 g
5.47 oz

4.7"
132 g
4.66 oz