Motorola Moto X (2nd gen) vs LG G Pro 2 D838 Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)

Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)

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LG G Pro 2 D838

LG G Pro 2 D838

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Motorola Moto X (2nd gen) or LG G Pro 2 D838 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto X (2nd gen) LG G Pro 2 D838
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Release date 2014, September 2014, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 140.8 x 72.4 x 10 mm | 5.54 x 5.54 x 2.85 in 157.9 x 81.9 x 8.3 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 3.22 in
Weight 144 g | 5.08 oz 172 g | 6.07 oz
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Colors Black, White Titan, White, Silver, Burgundy
Battery 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3200 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 370 h (2G) / Up to 370 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology AMOLED True IPS+ LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 5.9" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 96.0 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 73.1% 74.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 373 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.13µm, AF -13 MP, OIS, AF
Functions Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, dual-video rec., HDR
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 2.1 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP, f/2.2 2.1 MP
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop); LG Optimus UI
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 - Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330
External memory No microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 64 GB (AT&T, T-Mobile) 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 157 139
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 597 452
GeekBench 4 Single Core 971
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2323
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2292

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / 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 - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D837 
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D838
-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D837, D838
-4G - LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) - D837 
LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600) - D838
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, S-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, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.30 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
- Water resistant
Versions
- Also known as Motorola Moto X (2014), Motorola Moto X2, Motorola Moto X+1

- Versions: LG G Pro 2 F350 LG G Pro 2 D837 for Europe LG G Pro 2 D838 for Asia

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