Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 vs HTC Desire vs Motorola Moto G

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC Motorola
Announced February 2012 February 2010 November 2013
Status Available - May 2012 Available - March 2010 Available - November 2013
Colors Black Black, Brown, Silver, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm
(4.66 x 2.45 x 0.41 in)
119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
(4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in)
129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat
Processor Dual-core 800 MHz, NovaThor U8500 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 200 Adreno 305
RAM 768 MB 576 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage N/A 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included No

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED or SLCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.8 inches 3.7 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.64% 54.64% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, WVGA (800x480 pixels) @ 15fps, 720p@30fps via Android 2.2 (Froyo) update Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included No

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1400 mAh 2070 mAh
Stand by Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 640 h (3G)
Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
-
Talk Time Up to 16 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 24 h