Phone Comparison - Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE vs Motorola Moto G (Gen 2) vs Motorola Moto Z

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Motorola
Announced July 2012 September 2014 June 2016
Status Available - August 2012 Available - September 2014 Available - September 2016
Price - - Rs. 39,999 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black White, Black Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.5 x 66 x 13.7 mm
(4.98 x 2.6 x 0.54 in)
141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
153.3 x 75.3 x 5.2 mm
(6.04 x 2.96 x 0.2 in)
Weight 170.1 g (6.0.04 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) 136g (4.8oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA version
HSDPA
4G Network LTE 1900 - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Frame
- MotoMods

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android L Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 2.2 GHz , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
GPU - Adreno 305 Adreno 530 GPU
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8/16 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (535 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.12% 68.76% 71.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, f/1.8
Flash LED flash LED flash Yes, Dual-tone
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Laser Autofocus, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera Yes, HD [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, 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, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1785 mAh 2070 mAh 2600 mAh battery
Stand by Up to 220 h - -
Talk Time Up to 7 h 30 min - -