Phone Comparison - Motorola DROID Maxx vs BlackBerry Z30 vs Motorola Moto G

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola BlackBerry Motorola
Announced July 2013 September 2013 November 2013
Status Available - August 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.5 x 71.2 x 8.5 mm
(5.41 x 2.8 x 0.33 in)
140.7 x 72 x 9.4 mm
(5.54 x 2.83 x 0.37 in)
129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) - 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 13 LTE -
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, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) BlackBerry 10.2 OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 320 Adreno 305
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 16 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.26% 67.90% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 10 MP, 3872 x 2592 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto Focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE; HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB No

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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3500 mAh 2880 mAh 2070 mAh
Stand by Up to 600 h - -
Talk Time Up to 48 h Up to 25 h Up to 24 h