Motorola Moto G (Gen 2.) vs Micromax Canvas Nitro A310: Specifications Comparison

Earlier this week, popular indigenous smartphone maker, Micromax released a feature-rich affordable handset Canvas Nitro A310 in India.

With the release of Canvas Nitro, Micromax intends to sway-in more consumers into its fold as the MNC branded devices such as Xiaomi, Asus and Motorola (Moto G and now the second Generation model Moto G2) have been eating away company's market for the last few months.

As Mi3 and Zenfone 5 series sales have temporarily been suspended due to lack of stocks in the market (exclusive online store- Flipkart), Canvas Nitro will be up against Moto G (Gen 2).

Prospective consumers who are looking to upgrade from budget smartphone to mid-range, then Micromax Canvas Nitro and Motorola Moto G (Gen 2.) might interest you.

To get a clear perspective between these three devices, we have done a quick rundown of the key features of the devices, check it out here:

Display:

In this aspect, both Motorola and Micromax devices stand even as they have pretty same specifications sans the screen guard type.

The new Moto G phone sports a 5.0-inch HD display with a pixel density of 294 ppi (pixels per inch) and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 shield.

On the other hand, Canvas Nitro features 5.0-inch HS IPS display with 1280x720p resolutions and boasts of an oleophobic coating to keep the finger-print smudges off the screen.

Processor, RAM and Storage Capacity:

In terms of specifications, Micromax device takes the lead over the Motorola phone as the former runs on the MediaTek's Tru Octa-core processor. It has to be noted that MediaTek's true Octa-core processor will be very different from the other conventional octa-core chipsets, as it uses all eight cores in unison to perform multiple operations smoothly and still be able to have long battery life.

Other type of Octa-core chipsets found in some Samsung devices perform as two quad-core processors. It consists of two sets of four-cores; first four Cortex-A15 cores perform heavy-duty operations while the other four Cortex-A7 cores perform less intensive functionalities. While performing, one set of cores will be active and the other quadrate will be idle, thereby under-utilising it's full potential.

Moto G (Gen 2.) runs on the 1.2GHz quad-core processor backed by 1GB and 16GB memory with an option for expansion (via microSD card), a feature which was sorely missed in the first generation phone.

Meanwhile, Micromax phone is backed by 2GB RAM and 8GB inbuilt memory (expandable up to 32GB).

Camera:

Micromax Canvas Nitro has a 13.0-megapixel camera with Sony IMX135 CMOS sensor and a feature-rich 5.0-megapixel snapper with Schott Blue Glass filter, f2.4 aperture and also 75-degree viewing scope, which is certain to impress selfie aficionados.

Motorola Moto G (Gen 2.) houses an 8.0-megapixel camera on the rear side and a 2.0-megapixel snapper on the front side with HD video recording ability.

[Note: More mega-pixel count in the camera does not guarantee a good quality photograph. It all depends on the type of the lens, size and aperture.]

Mobile Operating System:

Though both Motorola and Micromax devices run on the same ubiquitous Android OS platform, Moto G (Gen 2.) has an edge over the Canvas Nitro because the former runs on the latest 4.4.4 KitKat OS and has been guaranteed to get the next version Android L as well. Whereas, the latter runs on v4.4.2 and is not yet confirmed whether it will get the new update or not.

Price:

Price is one of the most important aspects of this comparison article, as it plays a crucial role in the minds of the price-sensitive middle class and the aspiring youth population, which form the biggest chunk of the India's demography.

Micromax Canvas Nitro has been made available exclusively at Snapdeal for ₹12,990, whereas, the new Moto G (Gen 2.) aka Moto G2 is up for grabs at Flipkart for a similar price of ₹12,999.

Key Specifications of Motorola Moto G (Gen 2.) aka Moto G2 and Micromax Canvas Nitro A310: