Phone Comparison - Samsung Ativ S vs HTC Windows Phone 8X vs Motorola Moto G

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC Motorola
Announced August 2012 September 2012 November 2013
Status Released - December 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - November 2013
Colors Gray Blue, Black, Yellow, Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.2 x 70.5 x 8.7 mm
(5.4 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
132.3 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm
(5.21 x 2.61 x 0.4 in)
129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat
Processor Dual-core Krait 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 225 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 4.3 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.65% 58.04% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No 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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash 28mm wide LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p video [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB No

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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 1800 mAh 2070 mAh
Stand by Up to 168 h (2G)
Up to 218 h (3G)
-
Talk Time Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 14 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 24 h