Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto G (Gen 2) vs Samsung Galaxy J1 mini (2016)

Motorola Moto G (Gen 2)
motorola moto g (gen 2)
Samsung Galaxy J1 mini (2016)
samsung galaxy j1 mini (2016)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Samsung
Announced September 2014 February 2016
Status Available - September 2014 Available - February 2016
Colors White, Black Various
Form Factor Candybar White, Gold, Black
Dimension 141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
126.6 x 63.1 x 10.8 mm
(4.98 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android L Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Spreadtrum SC8830 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] Mali-400MP2 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 756 MB/1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.76% 57.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Geo-tagging, HDR
Video 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 720p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 756 MB/1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2070 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -