Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation vs HTC Desire XC vs Motorola Moto G

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC Motorola
Announced April 2011 June 2013 November 2013
Status Available - May 2011 Available - June 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black White, Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
119.5 x 62.3 x 9.4 mm
(4.7 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - SIM 1 Only HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), with HTC Sense 4.0 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat
Processor 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, Qualcomm MSM 8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 220 - Adreno 305
RAM 768 MB 768 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 1 GB storage 4 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen Super LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 61.30% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash No LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 114 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 560 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1520 mAh 1650 mAh 2070 mAh
Stand by Up to 350 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 8 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
- Up to 24 h