Motorola Moto G 16GB vs HTC Desire 501 dual sim

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Comparing the Motorola Moto G 16GB vs HTC Desire 501 dual sim 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 G 16GB runs at a higher processing speed of 1.2 GHz, while HTC Desire 501 dual sim runs at 1.15 GHz, making Motorola Moto G 16GB the better performer.


Display: Motorola Moto G 16GB offers a screen size of 4.5 inches, while HTC Desire 501 dual sim offers 4.3 inches, making Motorola Moto G 16GB the larger display of the two. HTC Desire 501 dual sim features a S-LCD 2 display compared to Motorola Moto G 16GB's IPS LCD, making HTC Desire 501 dual sim the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: HTC Desire 501 dual sim offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Motorola Moto G 16GB offers 5 MP, making HTC Desire 501 dual sim better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: HTC Desire 501 dual sim offers a higher front camera resolution with 2.1 MP, while Motorola Moto G 16GB offers 1.3 MP, making HTC Desire 501 dual sim better for front camera photography.


Battery: HTC Desire 501 dual sim offers a higher battery capacity with 2100 mAh, while Motorola Moto G 16GB offers 2070 mAh, making HTC Desire 501 dual sim better for longer battery life.


Storage: HTC Desire 501 dual sim offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Motorola Moto G 16GB offers 16 GB, making HTC Desire 501 dual sim the better option for storage.


User Rating: Motorola Moto G 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while HTC Desire 501 dual sim has a rating of 4.2.

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Motorola Moto G 16GB
₹9,999
(Discontinued)
HTC Desire 501 dual sim
₹18,281
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

13 Nov, 2013
16 Feb, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon 400
N/A
(upto 1.2 GHz)
(upto 1.15 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
IPS LCD
S-LCD 2
720x1280 px (HD)
480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP
2.1 MP

Battery

2070 mAh
2100 mAh

Storage

16 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

4.4/5
(111,277 ratings)
4.2/5
(145 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

N/A
HTC Sense

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226
NovaThor

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
Dual core, 1.15 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Mali-400

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
S-LCD 2

Screen Size

4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)
4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
480x800 px

Pixel Density

326 ppi
217 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.17 %
61.16 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass
N/A

Design

Height

129.9 mm
128.5 mm

Width

65.9 mm
66.9 mm

Thickness

11.6 mm
9.8 mm

Weight

143 grams
130 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1280x720 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
2.1 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

Capacity

2070 mAh
2100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

Head: 1.17 W/kg Body: 1.06 W/kg
Head: 0.51 W/kg Body: 0.56 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass