Phone Comparison - Motorola MotoGO vs Samsung Galaxy A7 vs Motorola Moto G 4G (Gen 2)

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Samsung Motorola
Announced May 2012 Expected Announcement - December 2014 January 2015
Status Available - Q4 2012 Rumored - January 2015 Available - January 2015
Price - Rs. 19,499 ($286.75) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Black, Black/Lemon
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 104 x 63.9 x 13 mm
(4.09 x 2.52 x 0.51 in)
150.9 x 75.9 x 6.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.99 x 0.25 in)
141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
Weight 100 g (3.53 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - SM-A700*/DS
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE 2600 (Band 7)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor MTK 6276W Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 305
RAM N/A 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 50 MB storage 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.2 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (182 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 22.51% 72.64% 68.76%
Multi-Touch no yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
Front Camera No [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Phonebook Yes, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Yes Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 50 MB storage 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 64 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 not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 910 mAh 2600 mAh 2390 mAh
Stand by Up to 350 h - -
Talk Time Up to 5 h - -