Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto G (Gen 2) vs Motorola DROID Turbo vs Motorola Moto Maxx

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Motorola
Announced September 2014 October 2014 November 2014
Status Available - September 2014 Coming Soon - October 2014 Available - November 2014
Price - Rs. 16,999 ($249.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 16,990 ($249.85) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Metallic Red, Metallic Black Black Ballistic Nylon
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
143.5 x 73.3 x 8.3 - 11.2 mm
(5.65 x 2.89 x 0.33 - 0.44 in)
143.5 x 73.3 x 8.3 - 11.2
(5.65 x 2.89 x 0.33 - 0.44)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA version
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE 700 / 1700 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 7, 17)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Water resistant Splash Resistant, Moto Display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android L Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 420 Adreno 420
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 32/64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.2 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (565 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (565 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.76% 70.83% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 21 MP 21 MP (5248 x 3936), autofocus
Flash LED flash Dual-LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 1080p@30fps, 2160p@24fps 2160p@24fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi 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, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, 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 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No No
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 present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2070 mAh 3900 mAh 3900 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -