Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 vs Motorola Moto G (Gen 2)

Asus Google Nexus 7
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Motorola Moto G (Gen 2)
motorola moto g (gen 2)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Motorola
Announced June 2012 September 2014
Status Available - July 2012 Available - September 2014
Colors Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm
(7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 in)
141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
Weight 340 g (11.99 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA version
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.1.2 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android L
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.45% 68.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.2 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Video-calling Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
Front Camera No [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G N/A HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML, HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4325 mAh 2070 mAh
Stand by 300 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h -