Phone Comparison - HTC Desire X vs Motorola Moto X vs Asus Zenfone 5

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Motorola Asus
Announced August 2012 August 2013 January 2014
Status Available - October 2012 Available - August 2013 Available - June 2014
Colors White, blue Black, White Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.5 x 62.3 x 9.3 mm
(4.67 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
129.3 x 65.3 x 10.4 mm
(5.09 x 2.57 x 0.41 in)
148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), Upgradable to Android KitKat Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, MSM8225 Qualcomm S4 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560
GPU Adreno 203 Adreno 320 PowerVR SGX544MP2
RAM 768 MB 2 GB 1/2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16/32 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.81% 72.34% 63.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 10 MP, 3872 x 2592 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL / EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
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 Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

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-Po Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 2200 mAh 2110 mAh
Stand by Up to 833 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
Up to 576 h Up to 353 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 13 h Up to 18 h 30 min (3G)