Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto E (2015) vs Motorola Moto G 4G (Gen 2) vs Lava Iris X8

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Lava
Announced February 2015 January 2015 February 2015
Status Available - February 2015 Available - January 2015 Available - February 2015
Price Rs. 5,999 ($88.22) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,649 ($97.78) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, Black/Lemon Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.9 x 66.8 x 12.3 mm
(5.11 x 2.63 x 0.48 in)
141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
143.4x70.9x8.6 mm
(5.65x2.79x0.34 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1527, XT1511
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1505
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17) - XT1527 LTE 2600 (Band 7) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 - 3G model
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - LTE model, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 - 3G model
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 - LTE model
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M
GPU Adreno 302 - 3G model
Adreno 306 - LTE model
Adreno 305 Mali-450MP4
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.21% 68.76% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS FM radio FM Radio with Recording
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 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, BSI III Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage), 2 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 Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2390 mAh 2390 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)