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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Sony |
| 2016-11-11 | 2018-04-05 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black, Green, Pink and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P15 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3180mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.04 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia XZ2 is much better than Moto M, having a 79.1 score against 71.6. The Sony Xperia XZ2 construction is newer, but noticeably thicker and somewhat heavier than the Moto M. The Sony Xperia XZ2 counts with a slightly better looking screen than Moto M, because it has a just a bit more pixels per screen inch, a little larger screen and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2160px.
Xperia XZ2 features a very superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than Moto M, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 400 GB. Xperia XZ2 counts with a bit faster CPU than Moto M. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM and 8 CPU cores.
The Xperia XZ2 counts with a little longer battery lifetime than Moto M, because it has 3180mAh of battery capacity. The Xperia XZ2 counts with a lot better camera than Moto M, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the Xperia XZ2 also has a much better (4K) video quality and a camera with a higher resolution.
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