Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) vs HTC Desire Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

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HTC Desire

HTC Desire

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Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) or HTC Desire Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)	HTC Desire
Rating	(+0)	(+0)
Release date	2015, July	2010, February
Dimensions (HxWxD)	142.1 x 72.4 x 11.6 mm \| 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.85 in	119 x 60 x 11.9 mm \| 4.69 x 4.69 x 2.36 in
Weight	155 g \| 5.47 oz	135 g \| 4.76 oz
Body Build	Plastic body
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Black, White	Black, Brown, Silver, White
Battery	2470 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	170 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	5" in	3.7" in
Screen area	68.9 cm²	39.0 cm²
Screen format	16:9 (height:width)	5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	67.0%	54.6%
Screen resolution	720 x 1280 px	480 x 800 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	294 PPI	252 PPI
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	13 MP, Single	5 MP, Single
Camera specs	-13 MP, AF, f/2.0	-5 MP, AF
Functions	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama	LED flash
Video	1080p@30fps, HDR	480p@15fps, 720p@30fps (via SW update)
Front camera, selfie	5 MP, Single	0 MP,
Specifications	5 MP, f/2.2
Functions	Auto-HDR

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)	Android 2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo); Sense UI
Chipset	- Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)	- Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
CPU	- Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53	- 1.0 GHz Scorpion
GPU	Adreno 306	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 16 GB, 2 GB RAM	576 MB RAM; 512 MB

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core	95
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	319
GeekBench 4 Single Core	549
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core	1527

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Micro-SIM	Mini-SIM
Network	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA
Bands	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 - XT1548 -3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 - XT1541 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - XT1540 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 - XT1548 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - XT1541 LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - XT1540 LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 17(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - XT1548	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
GPRS	Yes	Class 10
Edge	Yes	Class 10
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, hotspot (Android 2.2)
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS
NFC
USB	microUSB 2.0, USB Host	microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX	2.1, A2DP
Harmful irradiation		SAR - 1.48 W/kg (head) 0.69 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio	FM radio	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	- IPX7 water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes	- --Optical trackpad
Versions	- Also known as Motorola Moto G (Gen 3), Motorola Moto G3	- Also known as HTC Bravo, HTC Desire A8181

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