Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto G vs Sony Xperia E3 vs HTC Desire 516c

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Sony HTC
Announced November 2013 September 2014 October 2014
Status Available - November 2013 Available - September 2014 Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 12,990 ($191.03) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White, Lime, Copper Black, White
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)
137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
140 x 72 x 9.7 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.38 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
CDMA 800
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Shatter Proof Glass -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 305 Adreno 302
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 58.23% 68.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED flash
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, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 not 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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2070 mAh 2330 mAh 1950 mAh
Stand by - Up to 706 h -
Talk Time Up to 24 h Up to 12 h 20 min -