Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto G vs Samsung Galaxy S5 mini vs Alcatel Hero 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Samsung Alcatel
Announced November 2013 June 2014 September 2014
Status Available - November 2013 Available - July 2014 Coming Soon - September 2014
Colors Black, White Charcoal Black, Shimmery White, Electric Blue and Copper Gold Dark Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
131.1 x 64.8 x 9.1 mm
(5.16 x 2.55 x 0.36 in)
160.5 x 81.6 x 7.9 mm
(6.32 x 3.21 x 0.31 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 8030B, 8030Y
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 8030B, 8030Y
4G Network - LTE LTE 700 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 1800 - 8030B
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor (PayPal Certified)
- IP67 Certified - Dust and Water Resistant
- Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
Dragontrail Glass, Oleophobic Coating, Stylus

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT8392
GPU Adreno 305 - Mali-450MP4
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 16 GB 16 GB (12.9 GB user available)
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.5 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 65.86% 75.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13.1 MP, optical image stabilization
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps (LTE model); HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps (3G model); HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB (12.9 GB user available), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2070 mAh 2100 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 500 h (2G)
Up to 380 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 24 h - Up to 15 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)