Phone Comparison - Lenovo P780 vs Motorola Moto G vs Google Nexus 9

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Motorola HTC
Announced June 2013 November 2013 October 2014
Status Available - June 2013 Available - November 2013 Available - October 2014
Colors Black Black, White Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143 x 73 x 10 mm
(5.63 x 2.87 x 0.39 in)
129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm
(8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 in)
Weight 176 g (6.21 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6589 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1
GPU PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 305 ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores)
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8/16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.5 inches 8.9 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.90% - 69.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM Radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, OIS
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [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, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 2070 mAh 6700 mAh
Stand by Up to 840 h - Up to 720 h
Talk Time Up to 43 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 24 h Up to 9 h 30 min