Phone Comparison - Samsung I9000 Galaxy S vs Motorola Moto G vs Motorola Moto E (2015)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Motorola Motorola
Announced March 2010 November 2013 February 2015
Status Available - June 2010 Available - November 2013 Available - February 2015
Price - - Rs. 5,999 ($88.22) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
(4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
129.9 x 66.8 x 12.3 mm
(5.11 x 2.63 x 0.48 in)
Weight 119 g (4.2 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1527, XT1511
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1505
4G Network - - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17) - XT1527
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 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
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 305 Adreno 302 - 3G model
Adreno 306 - LTE model
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB/16 GB storage 8/16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.07% - 64.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No LED Flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/16 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

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 Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2070 mAh 2390 mAh
Stand by Up to 750 h (2G)
Up to 576 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 13 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 24 h -