Motorola Moto G 8GB vs HTC Desire 501

Comparing the Motorola Moto G 8GB vs HTC Desire 501 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Motorola Moto G 8GB and HTC Desire 501 run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.

Display: Motorola Moto G 8GB offers a screen size of 4.5 inches, while HTC Desire 501 offers 4.3 inches, making Motorola Moto G 8GB the larger display of the two. Motorola Moto G 8GB features a IPS LCD display compared to HTC Desire 501's TFT, making Motorola Moto G 8GB the better display of the two.

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

Front Camera: HTC Desire 501 offers a higher front camera resolution with 2.1 MP, while Motorola Moto G 8GB offers 1.3 MP, making HTC Desire 501 better for front camera photography.

Battery: HTC Desire 501 offers a higher battery capacity with 2100 mAh, while Motorola Moto G 8GB offers 2070 mAh, making HTC Desire 501 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Motorola Moto G 8GB and HTC Desire 501 offer the same internal storage of 8 GB.

User Rating: Motorola Moto G 8GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while HTC Desire 501 has a rating of 4.1.

Motorola Moto G 8GB

₹8,528

(Discontinued)

HTC Desire 501

₹17,008

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

13 Nov, 2013

17 Dec, 2013

Performance

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

Display

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)	4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
IPS LCD	TFT
720x1280 px (HD)	480x600 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

8 GB

User Ratings

4.4/5

(68,567 ratings)

4.1/5

(144 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226

N/A

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Dual core, 1.2 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305

Adreno 203

RAM

1 GB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD

TFT

Screen Size

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

480x600 px

Pixel Density

326 ppi

179 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.06 %

67.89 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass

N/A

Design

Height

129.9 mm

128.5 mm

Width

65.9 mm

66.7 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 Camera

Autofocus

Yes

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
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Smile detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

N/A

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera

2.1 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Battery

Capacity

2070 mAh

2100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

8 GB

Expandable Storage

No	Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported

SAR Value

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

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass