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Motorola Moto G73

Motorola Moto G73

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Sony Xperia XZ3

Sony Xperia XZ3

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Category Breakdown

Motorola Moto G73
Sony Xperia XZ3
Performance
70.862.5
Camera
45.045.7
Display
79.579.5
Battery
63.061.5
Build
77.877.8
Overall
65.663.1

Summary

  • The Motorola Moto G73 features a plastic build with a glass front, while the Sony Xperia XZ3 has a premium glass and aluminum construction, making it feel more robust.
  • In terms of display, the Moto G73 offers a larger 6.5-inch IPS LCD with a 120Hz refresh rate, compared to the XZ3's 6.0-inch P-OLED display with HDR support but only 60Hz.
  • Performance-wise, the Moto G73 is powered by the Mediatek Dimensity 930, providing efficient multitasking with up to 8GB of RAM, whereas the XZ3 uses the Snapdragon 845 with up to 6GB of RAM.
  • The camera on the Moto G73 has a 50 MP main sensor, while the XZ3 has a 19 MP sensor, but the XZ3 supports 4K video recording, which the Moto G73 does not.
  • Battery capacity is another differentiator, with the Moto G73 housing a 5000 mAh battery versus the XZ3's 3300 mAh, although the latter supports wireless charging.
  • Finally, the Moto G73 runs on Android 13 with a planned upgrade to Android 14, while the XZ3 originally launched with Android 9.0 and is upgradable to Android 10.

Side-by-side Specification Comparison

Motorola Moto G73
Sony Xperia XZ3

General

Release Date

2023, January 24
2018, October 05

Announced

2023, January 24
2018, August 30

Description

N/A
N/A

Display

Size

6.5"
6"

Type

IPS LCD, 120Hz
P-OLED, HDR BT.2020

Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)
1440 x 2880 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~537 ppi density)

PPI

1080
1440

Refresh Rate

120Hz
60Hz

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A

HDR Support

Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 930 (6 nm)
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

CPU

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)

GPU

IMG BXM-8-256
Adreno 630

Memory

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM

Expandable Storage

Card Slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only

Camera

Main Camera

50 MP
19 MP

Main Camera Details

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1.0µm, PDAF8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm, AF
19 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.22µm, predictive PDAF

Front Camera

16 MP
13 MP

Front Camera Details

16 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 1.0µm
13 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm

Video Recording

1080p@30/60fps
4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps, HDR

Selfie Video

1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS)

OIS

Night Mode

RAW Support

Battery

Capacity

5000 mAh
3300 mAh

Battery Details

Li-Po 5000 mAh
Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable

Charging Details

30W wired
18W wired, PD2.0Wireless (Qi)

Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

Build & Design

Dimensions

161.4 x 73.8 x 8.3 mm (6.35 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
158 x 73 x 9.9 mm (6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 in)

Weight

181 g
193 g

Materials

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A

Colors

Lucent White, Midnight Blue
Black, Silver White, Forest Green, Bordeaux Red

Foldable

Connectivity

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Network

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE

Network Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps

5G

4G

WiFi

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE
5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE

NFC

USB

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG

IR Blaster

Headphone Jack

Radio

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

Software

Operating System

Android 13, planned upgrade to Android 14
Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10

OS Version

Android 13, planned upgrade to Android 14
Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10

Security

Fingerprint

Face Unlock

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

Audio

Stereo Speakers

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers

Audio Jack

Yes
No