Samsung Google Nexus S vs Motorola Moto G

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Samsung Motorola
          Announced
          December 2010 November 2013
          Status
          Available - December 2010 Available - November 2013
          Colors
          Black, White Black, White
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm
          (4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
          129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
          (5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
          Weight
          129 g (4.55 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
          3G Network
          HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
          CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), not upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat
          Processor
          1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
          GPU
          PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
          RAM
          512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          16 GB storage 8/16 GB
          External Memory
          No No

          Display

          Type
          Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          4.0 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          58.46% -
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash LED Flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
          Video
          Yes, WVGA@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
          Front Camera
          Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

          Multimedia

          3.5mm Jack
          3.5 mm jack yes 3.5 mm jack yes
          Radio
          No FM Radio
          Games
          Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
          Loud Speaker
          loudspeaker yes loudspeaker yes

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Yes Yes
          Edge
          Yes Yes
          3G
          HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

          User Memory

          Internal
          16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          No No

          Sensors

          Fingerprint
          fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
          Proximity Sensor
          proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
          Accelerometer Sensor
          accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
          NFC
          NFC supported NFC not supported

          Battery

          Type
          Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
          Capacity
          1500 mAh 2070 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 713 h (2G)
          Up to 428 h (3G)
          -
          Talk Time
          Up to 14 h (2G)
          Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
          Up to 24 h

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