Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs Motorola Moto G vs Alcatel One Touch Idol 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Motorola Alcatel
Announced September 2012 November 2013 February 2014
Status Available - September 2012 Available - November 2013 Coming Soon - April 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
136 x 70 x 7.3 mm
(5.35 x 2.76 x 0.29 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Adreno 305 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB 8 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB (Single SIM)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% - 72.59%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM (Single SIM)/ 16 GB, 1 GB RAM (Dual SIM)
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 32 GB (Single SIM)

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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 2070 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h - Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 24 h Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)