Phone Comparison - HTC Desire U vs Motorola Moto E vs Xiaomi Redmi 1S

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Motorola Xiaomi
Announced January 2013 May 2014 May 2014
Status Available - June 2015 Available - May 2014 Available - May 2014
Colors White, Black, Orange Black, White Black, Chinese Red, Metallic Gray/ blue, green, yellow panels
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.5 x 62.3 x 9.3 mm
(4.67 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
124.8 x 64.8 x 12.3 mm
(4.91 x 2.55 x 0.48 in)
137 x 69 x 9.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.72 x 0.39 in)
Weight 114 g (4.02 oz) 142 g (5.01 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8228 Snapdragon
GPU - Adreno 302 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.81% 63.10% 64.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR
Video Yes, WVGA Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS - Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 1980 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -