Motorola Moto X vs LG Nexus 5 Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto X

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Motorola Moto X or LG Nexus 5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto X LG Nexus 5
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Release date 2013, August 2013, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 129.3 x 65.3 x 10.4 mm | 5.09 x 5.09 x 2.57 in 137.9 x 69.2 x 8.6 mm | 5.43 x 5.43 x 2.72 in
Weight 130 g | 4.59 oz 130 g | 4.59 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Black, White (front panel), 18 color options (back panel) Black, White, Red
Battery 2200 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 576 h
Talking time - Up to 13 h
Stand by time - Up to 300 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology AMOLED True HD IPS+
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.7" in 4.95" in
Screen area 60.9 cm2 67.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.1% 70.8%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 312 PPI 445 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 10 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -10 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), 1/2.6'', 1.4µm, AF -8 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, OIS, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 1.3 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP 1.3 MP, f/2.4, 1/6'', 1.9µm
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8960DT Snapdragon S4 Pro - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU - Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300 - Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 330
External memory No No
Internal memory 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 131
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 409
GeekBench 4 Single Core 719 897
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1144 1926
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 628 1988
GeekBench 4 Battery 995

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EU 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - AT&T 
LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) - EU 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 17(700) - T-Mobile
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - North American version
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - North American version 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700), 19(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - North America 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 12
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.39 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)     SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head)     1.23 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Qi wireless charging
Versions
- Versions: XT1052 (Europe); XT1058 (AT&T); XT1053 (T-Mobile); XT1056 (Sprint); XT1060 (Verizon); XT1055 (U.S. Cellular)

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