Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto G vs Motorola Moto G (Gen 2) vs HTC One (M9)

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola HTC
Announced November 2013 September 2014 March 2015
Status Available - November 2013 Available - September 2014 Available - March 2015
Price - - Rs. 45,999 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White White, Black Gunmetal Gray, Amber Gold, Silver/Rose gold, Gold/Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
144.6 x 69.7 x 9.6 mm
(5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android L Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 305 Adreno 430
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 8/16 GB 32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super LCD3 Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 68.76% 68.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 20.7 MP, 5376 x 3752 pixels
Flash LED Flash LED flash dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Automatic Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 4 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
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 not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2070 mAh 2070 mAh 2840 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 391 h (2G)
Up to 402 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 24 h - Up to 25 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 21 h 50 min (3G)