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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 78.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-02-24 | 2019-08-16 |
| 5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.30 x 2.80 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Denim blue and Pearl white |
| Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 500.00 | $ 304.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 435 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9609 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 13.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 690 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola One Action has a general score of 78.5, which is a bit better than the Sony Xperia Z2's global score of 72.9. Although the Motorola One Action is notably newer than the Sony Xperia Z2, it is somewhat thicker and just a little bit heavier. Xperia Z2 has a bit sharper display than Motorola One Action, although it has a bit smaller display, a just a little inferior pixels amount per screen inch and a little bit worse 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution.
Motorola One Action features much more memory capacity to install applications and games than Sony Xperia Z2, because it has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB and 112 GB more internal storage. The Xperia Z2 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Motorola One Action, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processor.
Motorola One Action takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Xperia Z2, because although it has a worse video resolution and a back facing camera with much less MP, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light photos. Motorola One Action has a bit superior battery lifetime than Xperia Z2, because it has a 3500mAh battery size.
Despite of being the best phone in our current comparison, Motorola One Action is also a bargain compared to others, making this phone an obvious call.
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