Phone Comparison - HTC Desire vs Motorola Moto E vs Motorola Moto E (2015)

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Motorola Motorola
Announced February 2010 May 2014 February 2015
Status Available - March 2010 Available - May 2014 Available - February 2015
Price - - Rs. 5,999 ($88.22) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Brown, Silver, White Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
(4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in)
124.8 x 64.8 x 12.3 mm
(4.91 x 2.55 x 0.48 in)
129.9 x 66.8 x 12.3 mm
(5.11 x 2.63 x 0.48 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 142 g (5.01 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1527, XT1511
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1505
4G Network - - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17) - XT1527
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 - 3G model
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - LTE model, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 - 3G model
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 - LTE model
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 302 Adreno 302 - 3G model
Adreno 306 - LTE model
RAM 576 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory N/A 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED or SLCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 4.3 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.64% 63.10% 64.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, WVGA (800x480 pixels) @ 15fps, 720p@30fps via Android 2.2 (Froyo) update Yes, 720p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1400 mAh 1980 mAh 2390 mAh
Stand by Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
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