HTC Desire 626s vs Motorola Moto E (2nd gen) Comparison and Differences

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HTC Desire 626s

HTC Desire 626s

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Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)

Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)

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HTC Desire 626s or Motorola Moto E (2nd gen) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model HTC Desire 626s Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)
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Release date 2015, July 2015, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.8 x 70.9 x 8.1 mm | 5.78 x 5.78 x 2.79 in 129.9 x 66.8 x 12.3 mm | 5.11 x 5.11 x 2.63 in
Weight 138.9 g | 4.9 oz 145 g | 5.11 oz
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Colors Black, White Black, White
Battery 2000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2390 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 540 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 15 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 4.5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 55.8 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 66.2% 64.3%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 540 x 960 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 245 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, AF -5 MP, AF, f/2.2
Functions LED flash Panorama, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 0.3 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP VGA
Video 720p

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 7 Android 5.0/5.1 (Lollipop) - only XT1527, upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm) - Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (28 nm)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) - LTE model
CPU - Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7 - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 - 3G model
-Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - LTE model
GPU Adreno 304 Adreno 302 - 3G model
Adreno 306 - LTE model
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM (T-Mobile only)
8 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

GeekBench 4 Single Core 384 507
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 978 1286
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 635

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700) - T-Mobile
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - XT1527, XT1511 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1505 
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - XT1524
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - XT1527 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) - XT1524
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 4.0, LE, aptX

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Yes - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
Versions
- Also known as Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen.), Motorola Moto E2, Motorola Moto E+1 Versions: XT1527 & XT1511 (USA); XT1505 & XT1524 (Global)

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