Motorola Moto X (2nd gen) vs Motorola DROID Mini Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)

Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)

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Motorola DROID Mini

Motorola DROID Mini

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Motorola Moto X (2nd gen) or Motorola DROID Mini Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto X (2nd gen) Motorola DROID Mini
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Release date 2014, September 2013, July
Dimensions (HxWxD) 140.8 x 72.4 x 10 mm | 5.54 x 5.54 x 2.85 in 121.3 x 61.3 x 8.9 mm | 4.78 x 4.78 x 2.41 in
Weight 144 g | 5.08 oz 130 g | 4.59 oz
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Colors Black, White Black, Red
Battery 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 28 h
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Screen

Technology AMOLED TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 4.3" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 51.0 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 73.1% 68.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 342 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 10 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.13µm, AF -10 MP, AF
Functions Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP, f/2.2 2 MP
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) - Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro
CPU - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 - Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 320
External memory No No
Internal memory 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 64 GB (AT&T, T-Mobile) 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 157
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 597

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - Verizon
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EU, AT&T, Verizon 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - XT1097 AT&T, XT1095 T-Mobile 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EU 
LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 13(700) - XT1096 (Verizon) 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) - India
-2G - CDMA 800 / 1900  
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - CDMA2000 1xEV-DO  
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 12
Edge Yes Class 12
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, hotspot, DLNA
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX

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
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
- Water resistant

- Qi wireless charging
- Splash resistant
Versions
- Also known as Motorola Moto X (2014), Motorola Moto X2, Motorola Moto X+1

- For Verizon

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