Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs HTC One vs Motorola Moto X

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple HTC Motorola
Announced September 2012 February 2013 August 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Released - March 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
137.4 x 68.2 x 9.3 mm
(5.41 x 2.69 x 0.37 in)
129.3 x 65.3 x 10.4 mm
(5.09 x 2.57 x 0.41 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T LTE (market dependent) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), Upgradable to Android KitKat
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Adreno 320 Adreno 320
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32/64 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.7 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (469 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 64.90% 72.34%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 4 MP UltraPixels, 2688 x 1520 pixels 10 MP, 3872 x 2592 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, 1/3' sensor size, simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, face and smile detection, OIS Auto focus, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA+; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL / EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 2300 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h - Up to 576 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h - Up to 13 h