Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3G vs Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE vs Motorola Moto E

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Motorola Motorola
Announced June 2008 July 2012 May 2014
Status Discontinued Available - August 2012 Available - May 2014
Colors Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB) Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
126.5 x 66 x 13.7 mm
(4.98 x 2.6 x 0.54 in)
124.8 x 64.8 x 12.3 mm
(4.91 x 2.55 x 0.48 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 170.1 g (6.0.04 oz) 142 g (5.01 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 2100
4G Network - LTE 1900 -
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 412 MHz ARM 11 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200
GPU PowerVR MBX - Adreno 302
RAM 128 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB/ 16 GB storage 8 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 61.12% 63.10%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging
Video No Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, HD [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G HSDPA Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1785 mAh 1980 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 220 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 7 h 30 min -