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

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Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)

Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)

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HTC Desire

HTC Desire

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

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Common specs

Brand and model	Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)	HTC Desire
Rating	(+0)	(+0)
Release date	2015, February	2010, February
Dimensions (HxWxD)	129.9 x 66.8 x 12.3 mm \| 5.11 x 5.11 x 2.63 in	119 x 60 x 11.9 mm \| 4.69 x 4.69 x 2.36 in
Weight	145 g \| 5.11 oz	135 g \| 4.76 oz
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Black, White	Black, Brown, Silver, White
Battery	2390 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion	1400 mAh, Removable Li-Ion
Battery life		Stand by time - Up to 340 h (2G) / Up to 360 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Approximate price	130 EUR	140 EUR
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	IPS LCD	AMOLED or SLCD
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	4.5" in	3.7" in
Screen area	55.8 cm²	39.0 cm²
Screen format	16:9 (height:width)	5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	64.3%	54.6%
Screen resolution	540 x 960 px	480 x 800 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	245 PPI	252 PPI
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating	Corning Gorilla Glass
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	5 MP, Single	5 MP, Single
Camera specs	-5 MP, AF, f/2.2	-5 MP, AF
Functions	Panorama, HDR	LED flash
Video	720p@30fps	480p@15fps, 720p@30fps (via SW update)
Front camera, selfie	0.3 MP, Single	0 MP,
Specifications	VGA

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 5.0/5.1 (Lollipop) - only XT1527, upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)	Android 2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo); Sense UI
Chipset	- Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (28 nm) - Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) - LTE model	- Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
CPU	- Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 - 3G model -Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - LTE model	- 1.0 GHz Scorpion
GPU	Adreno 302 - 3G model Adreno 306 - LTE model	Adreno 200
External memory	microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot), 4 GB included
Internal memory	8 GB, 1 GB RAM	576 MB RAM; 512 MB

Benchmark

GeekBench 4 Single Core	507
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core	1286

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Micro-SIM	Mini-SIM
Network	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA
Bands	-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	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed	HSPA, LTE	HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
GPRS	Yes	Class 10
Edge	Yes	Class 10
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, hotspot (Android 2.2)
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS
NFC
USB	microUSB 2.0, USB Host	microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth	4.0, LE, aptX	2.1, A2DP
Harmful irradiation		SAR - 1.48 W/kg (head) 0.69 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors	- Accelerometer, proximity	- Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras		- --Optical trackpad
Versions	- Also known as Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen.), Motorola Moto E2, Motorola Moto E+1 Versions: XT1527 & XT1511 (USA); XT1505 & XT1524 (Global)	- Also known as HTC Bravo, HTC Desire A8181

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