Phone Comparison - HTC Inspire 4G vs LG Optimus G E970 vs Motorola Moto G

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC LG Motorola
Announced January 2011 September 2012 November 2013
Status Available - February 2011 Available - November 2012 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, Brown, Red Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122.9 x 68.1 x 11.7 mm
(4.84 x 2.68 x 0.46 in)
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
Weight 163.9 g (5.75.0.32 oz) 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 320 Adreno 305
RAM 768 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included No

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.7 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.86% 66.97% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot (charges may apply) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included No
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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1230 mAh 2100 mAh 2070 mAh
Stand by Up to 372 h Up to 324 h -
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 10 h Up to 24 h