Phone Comparison - HTC Desire HD vs Motorola Moto E vs Motorola Moto G 4G

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Motorola Motorola
Announced September 2010 May 2014 May 2014
Status Available - October 2010 Available - May 2014 Coming Soon - May 2014
Colors Black, Brown Black, White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123 x 68 x 11.8 mm
(4.84 x 2.68 x 0.46 in)
124.8 x 64.8 x 12.3 mm
(4.91 x 2.55 x 0.48 in)
129.9 x 65.9 x 11.6 mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x 0.46 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 142 g (5.01 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - for T-Mobile, AT&T
4G Network - - LTE
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, v2.2 (Froyo), v2.3 (Gingerbread), not upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 302 Adreno 305
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 1.5 GB; 4 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LCD 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 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.90% 63.10% 65.36%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 32 Yes Yes
Edge Class 32 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 7.2/14.4 Mbps; HSUPA 2/5.76 Mbps (carrier dependent) HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE
Bluetooth Yes v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 1.5 GB; 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 1230 mAh 1980 mAh 2070 mAh
Stand by Up to 490 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 9 h 15 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
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