Phone Comparison - HTC Desire S vs Motorola Moto G

HTC Desire S
htc desire s
Motorola Moto G
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Motorola
Announced February 2011 November 2013
Status Available - March 2011 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, Red Black, White
Form Factor 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)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
Messaging 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
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1.1 GB ROM 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.73% -
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
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
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 1.1 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No

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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

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