Google Nexus 4 16GB vs Motorola Moto X 16GB

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Comparing the Google Nexus 4 16GB vs Motorola Moto X 16GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola Moto X 16GB runs at a higher processing speed of 1.7 GHz, while Google Nexus 4 16GB runs at 1.5 GHz, making Motorola Moto X 16GB the better performer.


Display: Both Google Nexus 4 16GB and Motorola Moto X 16GB offer the same screen size of 4.7 inches, but Motorola Moto X 16GB features a AMOLED display compared to Google Nexus 4 16GB's IPS LCD, making Motorola Moto X 16GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Motorola Moto X 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 10 MP, while Google Nexus 4 16GB offers 8 MP, making Motorola Moto X 16GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Motorola Moto X 16GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Google Nexus 4 16GB offers 1.3 MP, making Motorola Moto X 16GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Motorola Moto X 16GB offers a higher battery capacity with 2200 mAh, while Google Nexus 4 16GB offers 2100 mAh, making Motorola Moto X 16GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Google Nexus 4 16GB and Motorola Moto X 16GB offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Google Nexus 4 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Motorola Moto X 16GB has a rating of 4.4.

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Google Nexus 4 16GB
₹25,990
(Discontinued)
Motorola Moto X 16GB
₹10,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Release Date

13 Nov, 2012
19 Mar, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon S4 Pro
Snapdragon S4 Pro
(upto 1.5 GHz)
(upto 1.7 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
IPS LCD
AMOLED
768x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
10 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP
2 MP

Battery

2100 mAh
2200 mAh
Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.5/5
(2,458 ratings)
4.4/5
(12,624 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
16,000
AnTuTu Score

Video

There are no videos available for the device.
Videos
2 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Mar 19, 2014
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960DT

Processor

Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Krait
Dual core, 1.7 GHz, Krait 300

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 320
Adreno 320

RAM

2 GB
2 GB

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
16,000

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)

Resolution

768x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

318 ppi
312 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.29 %
72.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

133.9 mm
129.3 mm

Width

68.7 mm
65.3 mm

Thickness

9.1 mm
10.4 mm

Weight

139 grams
130 grams

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom
10 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4032 x 2480 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
4 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Video HDR
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Capacity

2100 mAh
2200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 15 Hours(3G) / Up to 11.9 Hours(2G)
N/A

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB / 32 GB

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 3)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope