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Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB vs HTC Desire 816G

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Summary
54%
56%
Performance

Snapdragon 400

1 GB RAM

MediaTek MT6582

1 GB RAM

Display

5.0" (12.7 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

5.5" (13.97 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2070 mAh

2600 mAh

10 h talktime (3G)

Storage

16 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

8 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

4.0/5

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3.5/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.2/5 based on 160,517 ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

3.8/5 based on 4,324 ratings

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General
Launch Date

October 9, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

Performance
Poor
Poor
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226

MediaTek MT6582

CPU

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7

Architecture

32 bit

Graphics

Adreno 305

Mali-400 MP2

RAM

1 GB

1 GB

Display
Average
Good
Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 " (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.73 %

67.51 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 141.5 mm
Width: 70.7 mm
Thickness: 10.9 mm

Height: 156.6 mm
Width: 78.7 mm
Thickness: 8 mm

Weight

149 grams

158 grams

Colours

Black, White

Black, Green, Purple, Red, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

13 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)

Sensor

CMOS image sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

4160 x 3120 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

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

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Stereo recording

Video HDR

Front Camera
Poor
Average
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

2 MP, Primary Camera

5 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

BSI Sensor

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

2070 mAh

2600 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 10 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 460 Hours(3G)

Storage
Excellent
Very Good
Internal Memory

16 GB

8 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 32 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

SIM 2

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

USB Connectivity

USB Host, microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer