Phone Comparison - Motorola DROID Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S5 G9009D vs Motorola Moto X (Gen 2)

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Samsung Motorola
Announced July 2013 April 2014 September 2014
Status Available - August 2013 Available - April 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, Red, White Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.5 x 71.2 x 7.2 mm
(5.41 x 2.8 x 0.28 in)
142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
140.8 x 72.4 x 9.97 mm
(5.54 x 2.85 x 0.39 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 146.5 g (5.15.0.18 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1
CDMA 800 / 1900 - SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - for AT&T
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - for Europe
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - for T-Mobile
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 13 LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974-AC Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 330 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.1 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.26% 69.63% 73.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 10 MP, 3872 x 2592 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash phase detection auto Dual-LED Flash
Features Auto Focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, video stabilization, dual-video rec. Yes, 2160p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Class 12
3G EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE; HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+ HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2.1), USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB No
USB OTG - Supported 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2130 mAh 2800 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 312 h - -
Talk Time Up to 28 h - -