Phone Comparison - Samsung I9000 Galaxy S vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs Motorola Moto G (Gen 2)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Motorola
Announced March 2010 May 2013 September 2014
Status Available - June 2010 Available - July 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White White Frost, Black Mist White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
(4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
Weight 119 g (4.2 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9190
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA version
4G Network - LTE - GT-I9195 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android L
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1.5 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB/16 GB storage 8 GB (5 GB user available) 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.07% 66.82% 68.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.9 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, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/16 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 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 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1900 mAh 2070 mAh
Stand by Up to 750 h (2G)
Up to 576 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 13 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 12 h (3G) -