Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation XE vs Motorola Moto G vs Motorola Moto E

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Motorola Motorola
Announced September 2011 November 2013 May 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - November 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Black Black, White 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)
129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
124.8 x 64.8 x 12.3 mm
(4.91 x 2.55 x 0.48 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 142 g (5.01 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 305 Adreno 302
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB (1 GB user available) 8/16 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.5 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% - 63.10%
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, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED Flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 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, 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 (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1730 mAh 2070 mAh 1980 mAh
Stand by Up to 310 h (2G)
Up to 540 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 9 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 24 h -