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HTC Desire vs Motorola Moto X

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Motorola
Announced
February 2010 August 2013
Status
Available - March 2010 Available - August 2013
Colors
Black, Brown, Silver, White Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
(4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in)
129.3 x 65.3 x 10.4 mm
(5.09 x 2.57 x 0.41 in)
Weight
135 g (4.76 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
HSDPA
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network
- LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
AMOLED or SLCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
3.7 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
54.64% 72.34%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), Upgradable to Android KitKat
Processor
1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM
576 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
N/A 16/32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included No

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 10 MP, 3872 x 2592 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video
Yes, WVGA (800x480 pixels) @ 15fps, 720p@30fps via Android 2.2 (Froyo) update Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge
Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL / EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included No

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion battery
Capacity
1400 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by
Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 576 h
Talk Time
Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 13 h
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