Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto G (Gen 2) vs Alcatel Pop 2 (4.5) vs ZTE Blade L3

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Alcatel ZTE
Announced September 2014 September 2014 January 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Coming Soon - Q4 2014 Available - January 2015
Colors White, Black Lemon Yellow, Lavender, Jade Green, Cozy Red, Aqua Blue, White, Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
132.5 x 65.4 x 9.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.57 x 0.39 in)
-
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 5042A, 5042X, 5042W, 5042G
HSDPA 2100 / 800 - 5042F
HSDPA 2100
4G Network - LTE 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - 5042A -
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, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android L Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 306 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 8 GB (5 GB user available) 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.76% 64.22% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5,76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2070 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
-
Talk Time - Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 12 h (3G)
-