Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801) vs Motorola Moto G (Gen 2)

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Motorola
Announced June 2009 August 2014 September 2014
Status Available - June 2009 Available - September 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scub White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA version
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android L
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Adreno 330 Adreno 305
RAM 256 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 32 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 70.43% 68.76%
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 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Dual Camera, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
Front Camera No [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 32 GB, 2 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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1860 mAh 2070 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h - -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
- -