Phone Comparison - HTC Desire S vs Motorola Moto G vs Motorola Moto G 4G (Gen 2)

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Motorola Motorola
Announced February 2011 November 2013 January 2015
Status Available - March 2011 Available - November 2013 Available - January 2015
Price - - Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Red Black, White Black, Black/Lemon
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm
(4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 2600 (Band 7)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v2.3.5 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 1.1 GB ROM 8/16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD 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 3.7 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.73% - 68.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio FM radio
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 114 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 560 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 1.1 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1450 mAh 2070 mAh 2390 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 455 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 9 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
Up to 24 h -