Phone Comparison - Samsung Google Nexus S vs Motorola Moto G vs Motorola Moto G (Gen 2)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Motorola Motorola
Announced December 2010 November 2013 September 2014
Status Available - December 2010 Available - November 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm
(4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
Weight 129 g (4.55 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA version
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), not upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android L
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8/16 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.46% - 68.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus 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
Video Yes, WVGA@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, 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 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2070 mAh 2070 mAh
Stand by Up to 713 h (2G)
Up to 428 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 24 h -