Phone Comparison - HTC Google Nexus One vs Sony Xperia U vs Motorola Moto G

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony Motorola
Announced January 2010 February 2012 November 2013
Status Available - January 2010 Available - May 2012 Available - November 2013
Colors Brown (teflon coating) Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, ye Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 59.8 x 11.5 mm
(4.69 x 2.35 x 0.45 in)
112 x 54 x 12 mm
(4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - for AT&T, Rogers Wireless
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25iHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, STE U8500 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 200 Mali-400MP Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory N/A 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible) 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB included No No

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 3.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (280 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.82% 55.77% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Factory locked by default, can Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2560x1920 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, D1 (720x480 pixels)@min. 20fps Yes, 720p@30fps, video light Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512MB RAM, 512MB ROM 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible), 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB included No No
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1400 mAh 1320 mAh 2070 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
Up to 260 h (2G)
Up to 472 h (3G)
-
Talk Time Up to 10 hours (2G)
Up to 7 hours (3G)
Up to 6 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 24 h