Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto G vs HTC Desire 310 vs Sony Xperia M2 Dual

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola HTC Sony
Announced November 2013 January 2014 February 2014
Status Available - November 2013 Coming Soon - Q1 2014 Coming Soon - Q1 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
131.4 x 68.3 x 11.3 mm
(5.17 x 2.69 x 0.44 in)
139.7 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - China, EU, Asia
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - Asia
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226-0 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-400MP2 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.5 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 62.01% 64.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [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, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2070 mAh 2000 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 580 h (2G)
Up to 597 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 24 h - Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)