Phone Comparison - Motorola DEFY XT535 vs Apple iPhone 5 vs Motorola Moto G

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Apple Motorola
Announced March 2012 September 2012 November 2013
Status Available - March 2012 Available - September 2012 Available - November 2013
Colors Brown, White Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 57.9 x 11.9 mm
(4.53 x 2.28 x 0.47 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
Weight 109 g (3.84 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T -
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) iOS 6 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat
Processor 1 Ghz Single Core Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory N/A 16/32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 4.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.56% 60.84% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, WVGA@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No No

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 Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 1440 mAh 2070 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h Up to 225 h -
Talk Time Up to 9 h Up to 8 h Up to 24 h