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Motorola Moto X Pure Edition Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Y Plus Mobile Phone
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4.3 out of 5
3 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
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4.5 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
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User rating
43
4.0 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
2 %
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4.1 out of 5
34 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
33 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
33 user ratings
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4 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 7.0Android 4.0
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz2.7 GHz2.3 GHz0.85 GHz
CPU cores6-coreQuad-core8-coreSingle-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Broadcom BCM21654
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 418Qualcomm Adreno 420ARM Mali-G71 MP20Broadcom VideoCore IV
RAM memory3 GB3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
N/A

Display

Screen size5.7 in5.96 in6.2 in2.8 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
N/A
Resolution2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px320 x 240 px
TechnologyQHDAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
N/A
Pixel density520.0 ppi493.0 ppi529.0 ppi143.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Panel type
N/A
OLEDOLEDLCD
Dual screen support
N/A
yesno
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
N/A
HDR
N/A
noyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution21.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.0 f
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyes
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"1/2.55"
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
N/A
1/3.4"
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
2x
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
N/A
Memory card readeryesnoyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB
N/A
256GB32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • White
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • White
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Light blue
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Sunrise gold
  • Turquoise
White
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
Water resistantyesyesyes
N/A
Shock resistant
N/A
nono
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.06 in6.27 in6.28 in4.13 in
Width3.0 in3.27 in2.89 in2.28 in
Depth0.44 in0.4 in0.32 in0.51 in
Weight6.31 oz6.49 oz6.1 oz3.39 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Mini-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.05.04.0
NFCyesyesyes
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
USB Type-CMicro-USB
DLNA certified
N/A
yesno
N/A
Bluetooth profile
N/A
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
Charging connection
N/A
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
N/A
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.1
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Video output
N/A
SlimPortDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSDPA
Navigation systemGPS
  • GLONASS
  • S-GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium Polymer
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3220.0 mAh3500.0 mAh1200.0 mAh
Replaceable battery
N/A
nono
N/A
Standby time
N/A
300.0 h
N/A
260.0 h
Talk time
N/A
24.0 h24.0 h5.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A

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