Samsung Google Nexus S vs Motorola Moto X (Gen 2)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Announced | |
| December 2010 | September 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - December 2010 | Available - September 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Black, White |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm (4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in) |
140.8 x 72.4 x 9.97 mm (5.54 x 2.85 x 0.39 in) |
| Weight | |
| 129 g (4.55 oz) | 144 g (5.08 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - for AT&T HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - for Europe HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - for T-Mobile |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen | AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 4.0 inches [Similar] | 5.2 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 58.46% | 73.00% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), not upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) | Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) |
| Processor | |
| 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar] | Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974-AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] | Adreno 330 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB storage | 16/32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | Dual-LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus | Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR |
| Video | |
| Yes, WVGA@30fps | Yes, 2160p@30fps, HDR |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, VGA [Similar] | Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Class 12 |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, 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 (MHL), USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML, Adobe Flash | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM | 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | No |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1500 mAh | 2300 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 713 h (2G) Up to 428 h (3G) |
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| Talk Time | |
| Up to 14 h (2G) Up to 6 h 40 min (3G) |
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