Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto G vs Sony Xperia M2 vs Nokia Lumia 830

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Sony Nokia
Announced November 2013 February 2014 September 2014
Status Available - November 2013 Available - May 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Purple Orange, green, white, black
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)
139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
139.4 x 70.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.49 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Scratch-Resistant Glass ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305) Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 8 GB ROM 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.8 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 64.25% 69.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 10 MP, Carl Zeiss Optics
Flash LED Flash LED flash 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 And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, OIS, 1/3.4'' sensor size, PureView technology, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar] 0.9 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps 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, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BV-L4A)
Capacity 2070 mAh 2300 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by - Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 24 h Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 12 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 48 min (3G)