Phone Comparison - Motorola DEFY+ vs LG Motion 4G MS770 vs Motorola Moto G (Gen 2)

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola LG Motorola
Announced August 2011 August 2012 September 2014
Status Available - September 2011 Available - August 2012 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 107 x 59 x 13.4 mm
(4.21 x 2.32 x 0.53 in)
111 x 61 x 11.7 mm
(4.37 x 2.4 x 0.46 in)
141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
Weight 118 g (4.16 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100 or HSDPA 850 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA version
4G Network - LTE 1700 / 2100 -
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) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android L
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3620 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960L Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX530 Adreno 225 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 2 GB storage 8 GB (5 GB user available) 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 3.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.65% 53.76% 68.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, @30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps No Yes
Edge Class 12 No Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps EV-DO Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB 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-Po Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1700 mAh 1700 mAh 2070 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h Up to 290 h -
Talk Time Up to 7 h 10 min Up to 5 h 25 min -