Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto E vs Xiaomi Redmi 1S vs Motorola Nexus 6

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Xiaomi Motorola
Announced May 2014 May 2014 October 2014
Status Available - May 2014 Available - May 2014 Available - November 2014
Colors Black, White Black, Chinese Red, Metallic Gray/ blue, green, yellow panels Midnight Blue, Cloud White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 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)
159.26 x 82.98 x 10.06 mm
(6.27 x 3.27 x 0.4 in)
Weight 142 g (5.01 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1103
4G Network - - LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / TD-LTE 2500 - XT1100 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 28, 41)
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 2500 - XT1103 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 29, 41)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Dual front-facing speakers, Water resistant

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8228 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
GPU Adreno 302 Adreno 305 Adreno 420
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.7 inches 5.96 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (493 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.10% 64.61% 74.05%
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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash No LED flash Dual-LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, HDR, Dual Recording, OIS
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization
Front Camera No [Similar] 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG - Supported 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-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 1980 mAh 2000 mAh 3220 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 330 h
Talk Time - - Up to 24 h