| Manufacturer | |
| Motorola | Motorola | 
| Announced | |
| October 2014 | September 2014 | 
| Status | |
| Available - November 2014 | Available - September 2014 | 
| Colors | |
| Midnight Blue, Cloud White | Black, Chalk, Violet, Royal Blue, Turquoise, Lemon Line, Cherry | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
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                        159.26 x 82.98 x 10.06 mm  (6.27 x 3.27 x 0.4 in)  | 
                            
        141.5 x 70.7 x 10.99 mm  (5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| 184 g (6.49 oz) | 149 g (5.26 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1100  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1103  | 
                            HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / TD-LTE 2500 - XT1100 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 28, 41)  LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 2500 - XT1103 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 29, 41)  | 
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| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| Build Features | |
| Dual front-facing speakers, Water resistant | Front Facing Dual Speakers | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) | Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 420 [Similar] | Adreno 305 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64 GB | 8/16 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 32 GB | 
| Type | |
| AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 5.96 inches [Similar] | 5.0 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (493 ppi) [Similar] | 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 74.05% | 68.76% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
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| Rear Camera | |
| 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| Dual-LED Flash | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, HDR, Dual Recording, OIS | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama | 
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization | Yes, 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR | 
| Front Camera | |
| 2 MP, 720p [Similar] | Yes, 2 MP [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | FM radio | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| 3G | |
| DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL | HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA | 
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot | 
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host, USB On-the-go | Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM | 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 32 GB | 
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported | 
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 3220 mAh | 2070 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 330 h | - | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 24 h | - |