Phone Comparison - Motorola MotoGO vs LG Nexus 5

Motorola MotoGO
motorola motogo
LG Nexus 5
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general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola LG
Announced May 2012 October 2013
Status Available - Q4 2012 Available - November 2013
Colors White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 104 x 63.9 x 13 mm
(4.09 x 2.52 x 0.51 in)
137.84 x 69.17 x 8.59 mm
(5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)
Weight 100 g (3.53 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - CDMA version
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - CDMA version
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor MTK 6276W Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM N/A 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 50 MB storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included No

display Display

Type TFT True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 2.2 inches [Similar] 4.95 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (182 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (445 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 22.51% 70.86%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Yes No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, Optical Image Stabilization
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Phonebook Yes, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 50 MB storage 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 910 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 350 h Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 5 h Up to 17 h