Phone Comparison - LG Nexus 4 E960 vs Motorola Moto G (Gen 2) vs Sony Xperia E4g

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Motorola Sony
Announced October 2012 September 2014 February 2015
Status Available - November 2012 Available - September 2014 Available - April 2015
Price - - Rs. 11,000 ($161.76) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black White, Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
133 x 71 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.8 x 0.43 in)
Weight 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA version
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android L Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6732
GPU Adreno 320, 400 MHz Adreno 305 Mali-T760
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 8/16 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.18% 68.76% 64.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2070 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 390 hours (3G) - Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 653 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 hours (3G) - Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 12 h 40 min (3G)