Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto G (Gen 2) vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime vs HTC One (M9)

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Samsung HTC
Announced September 2014 September 2014 March 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - September 2014 Available - March 2015
Price - Rs. 7,499 ($110.28) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 45,999 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Black, White Gunmetal Gray, Amber Gold, Silver/Rose gold, Gold/Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.7 x 2.84 x 0.34 in)
144.6 x 69.7 x 9.6 mm
(5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 156 g (5.5 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - G530F
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G530FZ
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 28(700) - G530Y
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800),
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android L Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 305 Adreno 430
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 8 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super LCD3 Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.76% 66.19% 68.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio Stereo 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, 3264x2448 pixels 20.7 MP, 5376 x 3752 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Automatic Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar] 4 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPAHSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2070 mAh 2600 mAh 2840 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 391 h (2G)
Up to 402 h (3G)
Talk Time - - Up to 25 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 21 h 50 min (3G)