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With the release of the Moto E a couple of weeks back, Motorola finally has a smartphone to cover all the various budgets of the consumers. The Moto X is not exactly a high-end phone anymore but it still offers plenty of unique features that make it stand out from the crowd. So, how do the three devices in Motorola’s line-up stack up against each other? Read below to find out.
Keep in mind that all three handsets cater to different budgets — the Moto E is the slowest and cheapest of the lot with the Moto X being the fastest and costliest.
| Basis of difference | Moto X | Moto G | Moto E |
| Dimensions | 129.3 x 65.3 x 10.4mm | 65.9 x 129.9 x 11.6mm | 64.8 x 124.8 x 12mm |
| Weight | 130g | 143g | 142g |
| Display | 4.7-inch 720p AMOLED display. Protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | 4.5-inch 720p IPS LCD display. Protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | 4.3-inch qHD (540*960) LCD display. Protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Processor | Motorola’s X8 chipset consisting of a dual-core Krait processor clocked at 1.7GHz, and dedicated cores for contextual awareness and always-on voice recognition | Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 clocked at 1.2GHz | Dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 clocked at 1.2GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 320 | Adreno 305 clocked at 450MHz | Adreno 302 clicked at 400MHz |
| RAM | 2GB | 1GB | 1GB |
| Internal Storage | Comes in 16GB and 32GB variants | Comes in 8 and 16GB variants | 4GB internal memory plus a microSD card slot |
| Camera | 10MP ClearPixel sensor with 1.4um sensor size aided by an LED flash. 2MP front-facing camera. | 5MP rear-camera with an LED flash. 1.3MP front-facing camera | 5MP rear-camera, No front-facing camera |
| Video recording | 1080p HD videos @ 30FPS | 720p HD videos @ 30FPS | WVGA @ 30FPS |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light sensor, Hall effect sensor, Magnetometer | Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light sensor, Hall effect sensor, Magnetometer | Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light sensor |
| Connectivity | Dual-band Wi-Fi (b/g/n/ac), Wi-Fi Hotspot, DLNA, Bluetooth 4.0 + LE, microUSB, USB Host, HSPA+, LTE | Wi-Fi b/g/n, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0 + LE, microUSB | Wi-Fi b/g/n, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0 + LE, microUSB |
| Battery | 2200mAh Li-Ion non-removable battery | 2070mAh Li-Ion non-removable battery | 1980mAh Li-Ion non-removable battery |
| Android Version | Android 4.4.2 KitKat | Android 4.4.2 KitKat | Android 4.4.2 KitKat |
| Unique features | Active Display, Always on voice recognition, Moto Assist, Gesture to quickly launch the camera, Free 50GB storage space on Google Drive | Dual-SIM, Moto Assist, Free 50GB storage space on Google Drive | Dual-SIM, Moto Alert, Confirmed update to next version of Android |
The most interesting part from the table above is that all three devices run on a near-stock build of Android and are guaranteed to get the next update of Android. Also, all of them focus on providing features that would be useful to consumers in day-to-day life rather than gimmicky ones, which are only useful for marketing purposes.
The Moto X currently retails for around $499 and offers many customization options including the ability to use a wooden back. The Moto G and E, on the other hand, retail for $179 and $129, respectively and only allow a limited amount of customisation with their replaceable back covers.
