Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Vs Motorola Moto G: The budget Section Surges Upward

By Prarthito
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While the Indian smartphone market has and is continuously reaching new heights among the top ones in the world, the surge has practically been big in terms of all the budget handsets that we have seen until now.

 

Following in the footsteps of the Motorola-made Moto G and Moto E, manufacturers currently operating in the Indian handset market have finally come to terms and understand the potential of the budget-friendly handsets. And likewise, almost all the makers are now trying to get the most out of it.

 

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Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Vs Motorola Moto G: Specs Comparison

Not only the big names such as Samsung, Sony or HTC are playing it well in the market with their top-end offerings. Other smartphone manufacturers such as Micromax, Karbonn and Lava have already got into the act of releasing smartphones with budget users in mind.

Now two smartphones that are fighting it out among the others in the market are the new Samsung Galaxy Core 2 and the previously released and the uber-popular Motorola Moto G. Both the devices now will once again look to rejuvinate the budget section of the market.

While it hasn't been long since Mahesh Khatri from Mahesh Telecom sent out a tweet suggesting that a new smarpthone, Galaxy Core 2, from Samsung would be launched in India soon, the Motorola Moto G has already been there and enjoying a lot of sales.

So, if we were to keep all others in the race out of contention for the moment, how do you think the Moto G and the Galaxy Core 2 will fare when pitted against each other? We take a closer look at the specs comparison between both.

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Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Vs Motorola Moto G: Operating System
There's not much to choose from here since both the devices, as expected, come running the Google-based Android operating system. In fact, both of them have been fitted with the latest Android KitKat operating system.

Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Vs Motorola Moto G: Display and Dimensions
The Samsung Galaxy Core 2 sports a 4.5-inch TFT capacitive touch screen, while rendering 480 x 800 pixels resolution. The device's overall dimensions measure up to 130.3 x 68 x 9.8 mm, while it weighs in at 138g.

The Motorola Moto G, on the other hand, sports a similar 4.5-inch IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, while rendering a greater 720 x 1280 pixels resolution. The device's overall dimensions measure up to 129.9 x 65.9 x 11.6 mm, while it weighs in at 143g.

Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Vs Motorola Moto G: Camera
The Samsung Galaxy Core 2, in terms of camera, offers a 5-megapixel primary camera, sporting a pixel resolution of 2592х1944 pixels, with autofocus and LED flash. There's also a secondary VGA camera at the front.

The Motorola Moto G, on the other hand, sports a similar 5-megapixel primary camera, again sporting a pixel resolution of 2592х1944 pixels, with autofocus and LED flash. The device also has a secondary 1.3-megapixel camera on board that's more than enough for conducting video chats.

Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Vs Motorola Moto G: Processor
While the Motorola Moto G is equipped with a 1.2 GHz quad core cortex-A7 processor and Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset, its Samsung counterpart powers up the Galaxy Core 2 via a similar 1.2 GHz quad core processor.

Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Vs Motorola Moto G: Storage and RAM
The Samsung Galaxy Core 2, in this respect, offers quite the less 768MB of RAM, with the device arriving in a 4GB internal memory variant. However, there's the option to expand the device's memory further upto another 64GB via a microSD card.

The Motorola Moto G, on the other hand, offers 1GB of RAM while offering the device in 8GB and 16 GB internal memory variants. Again, there's no option to expand the device's memory as an external microSD slot for additional memory is missing.

Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Vs Motorola Moto G: Battery
While the Motorola-made Moto G juices up the KitKat-powered device via a 2070 mAh battery, the Samsung Galaxy Core 2 is powered by a slightly lesser 2000 mAh battery.

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Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Vs Motorola Moto G: Price
While the Samsung Galaxy Core 2 has been priced at Rs. 11,900, the Motorola-made Moto G has been listed with a price tag of Rs. 12,499 and Rs. 13,999 for its 8GB and 16GB variants, respectively.

Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Vs Motorola Moto G: Verdict
As you may see, both the smartphones have arrived as a perfect rival to each other. And that's because both of them offer more or less the similar kind of specifications. However, still one device will do better against the other in the long run.

If we are indeed required to pick a winner among the two, we have to give the benefit of the doubt to the still popular Moto G. The Moto G may not have the required space for memory expansion, but it still has a greater RAM and battery offering that the Samsung-made device. And that, according to us, will be enough to push the device across the line.

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