Comparing MotoX with Samsung Galaxy S IV , Nokia Lumia 1020 , Sony Xperia Z Blackberry Z10 HTC One

Motorola has unveiled its much-awaited flagship smartphone Moto X. The all-new smartphone built under the tutelage of Google offers several new features including customizable design.

Wonder how does the phone which some are calling as the new benchmark handset in the Android universe competes with some of the best smartphones in business today? Here’s comparing the new Google phone Moto X with Samsung Galaxy S4, Nokia Lumia 1020, Sony Xperia Z, BlackBerry Z10 and HTC One.




Display

Moto X: 4.7-inch AMOLED display with 1280x720p resolution, 312ppi pixel density

Samsung Galaxy S4: 5-inch SuperAMOLED touchscreen with resolution of 1920x1080p, 441ppi pixel density

HTC One: 4.7-inch Super LCD3 screen with 1920x1020p resolution and pixel density of 469ppi

Nokia Lumia 1020:4.5-inch AMOLED touchscreen with PureMotion HD+ and ClearBlack display technologies; 1280x768p resolution, 332ppi pixel density

Sony Xperia Z: 5-inch TFT touchscreen 1920x1020p resolution, pixel density of 441ppi

Blackberry Z10: 4.2-inch TFT display with 1280x720p resolution and 355ppi pixel density

Operating system

Moto X: Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)

Samsung Galaxy S4: Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) 

HTC One: Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradeable to Android 4.2 

Nokia Lumia 1020: Windows Phone 8

Sony Xperia Z: Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)

Blackberry Z10: Blackberry 10

Processor & RAM

Moto X: 1.7GHz dual-core CPU, 2GB RAM

Samsung Galaxy S4: 1.9GHz quad-core and 1.6GHz octa-core processor options, 2GB RAM

HTC One: 1.7GHz quad-core CPU, 2GB RAM 

Nokia Lumia 1020: 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 2GB RAM

Sony Xperia Z: 1.5GHz quad-core processor and 2GB RAM

Blackberry Z10: 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, 2GB RAM

Storage

Moto X: 16 and 32GB onboard storage options

Samsung Galaxy S4: 16, 32 and 64GB built-in storage, up to 64GB microSD support

HTC One: 32 and 64GB variants

Nokia Lumia 1020: 32GB internal storage

Sony Xperia Z: 16GB onboard storage, microSD support up to 64GB

BlackBerry Z10: 16GB in-built storage, up to 64GB microSD expansion

Connectivity

Moto X: 2G, 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, NFC

Samsung Galaxy S4: 2G, 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, NFC

HTC One: 2G, 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, NFC, Infrared

Nokia Lumia 1020: 2G, 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, microUSB 2.0, NFC

Sony Xperia Z: 2G, 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, NFC

BlackBerry Z10: 2G, 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, NFC

Camera

Moto X: 10MP ClearPixel camera with LED flash on the back, 2MP front unit

Samsung Galaxy S4: 13MP rear camera with LED flash, 2MP front-facing shooter 

HTC One: 4MP UltraPixel camera with LED flash, 2MP front snapper 

Nokia Lumia 1020: 41MP PureView camera with Carl Zeiss optics and LED as well as Xenon flash, 1.2MP secondary camera

Sony Xperia Z: 13MP camera with LED flash on the back, 2.2MP front camera

Blackberry Z10: 8MP rear camera with LED flash, 2MP video calling unit

Battery

Moto X: 2,200mAh

Samsung Galaxy S4: 2,600mAh

HTC One: 2,300mAh

Nokia Lumia 1020: 2,000mAh

Sony Xperia Z: 2,330mAh

BlackBerry Z10: 1,800mAh

Another unusual feature of the Moto X, apart from the customization option, is that it's always listening for its owner's voice. When it hears the phrase, "Ok, Google Now..." followed by a command like "Call Bob" it will wake up from standby and execute the command, provided it understands it. Most smartphones offer voice control, but it's usually activated by pressing a button.

Moto X comes with a 4.7-inch touch screen. It runs on a no-frills implementation of Google's Android operating system (Android 4.2.2). This is in contrast to the phones from Samsung and HTC, which put their own stamp on the software with various add-ons.

he smartphone has a 10-megapixel camera at the back, and a 2-megapixel on front. It comes in 16 or 32GB memory options. There is no option to expand, however, Google is offering buyers 50GB storage free on Google Drive for two years.

Moto X dimensions are height: 5.09 inch; width: 2.57 inch; depth: 0.41 inch. The smartphone measures 0.41 inch at its thickest point and weighs 130g.

Moto X comes with a non-user replaceable battery. It offers a talk time of 13 hours, according to the manufacturer.

Google Moto X runs on a 1.7 gigahertz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor. Motorola developed twin lower-powered chips to run alongside Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4 Pro main processor. The multi-chip system is reportedly designed to save battery life by letting the processor sleep while the lower-power chips work in the background.

The Moto X is due for US release in late August. It will also launch in Canada and Latin America in the same month. The Moto X is going on sale at all four wireless carriers in the US — Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile.

Moto X will have a starting price of $199 in the United States if bought along with a two-year service contract with a telecom service company. Initially, only AT&T will offer the customization option, but Google said it hopes to make it available across all carriers soon. The company will offer 18 different back covers ranging in colour from "spearmint" to "cabernet," a choice of black or white fronts and seven different metallic accents for details like the volume button. That makes for 252 possible style variations of the phone.

The Moto X is the first smartphone to be assembled in the US. Though many phones are designed in the US, the vast majority of phones are assembled in Asia.

Motorola has become marginalized in the global smartphone market, taking just 1 per cent of recent sales, according to research firm IDC. Google has slashed Motorola's workforce to 4,600 people, down from 20,300 last year.

Indians fascinated by large screen

In a span of around six months, the market has been flooded with mobile phones having five inch or bigger display screens. This also reflects in 'The Handset Hotlist Survey' of June, which was conducted by The Mobile Indian. As per the survey, which is based on a study of online preferences of over one million people who visited the website (www.themobileindian.com) in June this year, 12 out of 25 mobile phones have five inch or bigger screens. The list includes five handsets of Micromax, four of Samsung and one each of Karbonn, Xolo and Spice. Interestingly, as many as eight smartphones in the list have displays bigger than four inches but smaller than five inches. However, this increasing interest for larger screen-based handsets was not an overnight affair. In our January 2012 survey, the average screen size of the smartphones that people were searching was 2.9 inches. In the month of June 2012, it was 3.5 inches, while in January this year, it was 4.1 inches and finally, last month, it jumped to 4.5 inches. Commenting on the survey, a spokesperson of The Mobile Indian says, "Most of the handset players, especially Indian players, are launching smartphones with large real estate and it seems like they are the ones who are offering multiples options to consumers in terms of large screen sizes and that too at budget prices." Of late, Xolo has come out with decent smartphones at competitive prices but never more than one handset from Xolo made it to our list. However, this time three handsets from the maker made it to the Handset Hotlist. Commenting on the development, the spokesperson says, "Xolo in terms of grabbing consumer's attention has been on the fringe for the last couple of months. Reasons being, launches were not happening at regular intervals and even the availability of the smartphones was not uniform. The company has addressed these issues and is now in the reckoning.” Out of the 25 most searched handsets, seven each were from Micromax and Samsung, three each from Sony and Xolo, two from Nokia and one each from Karbonn, Spice and Apple. The Relative Score, which was introduced recently, indicates the popularity of each handset vis-à-vis the leader. This month, there was close competition from position No. 3 to 10 for grabbing consumer interest. So much so, that slot numbers 3 and 4; 5 and 6; and 7, 8 and 9 have the same relative scores.

Top 25 Handset Hotlist for July-2013
Rank			Model	Relative Score	Price (in Rs.)	OS	Screen Size
1			Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3	100	28,500	Android	6.3
2			Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8	72	23,500	Android	5.8
3			Nokia Lumia 520	64	9,300	Windows Phone 8	4
4			Samsung Galaxy S Duos	64	11,000	Android	4
5			Micromax A88 Canvas Music	59	8,400	Android	4.5
6			Samsung Galaxy Young	59	7,500	Android	3.2
7			Micromax Canvas 3D A115	58	9,200	Android	5
8			Samsung Galaxy S4	58	38,000	Android	5
9			Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos I9082	58	18,500	Android	5
10			Karbonn Titanium S5	56	11,000	Android	5
11			Micromax Canvas HD A116	54	13,500	Android	5
12			Micromax Canvas Doodle A111	52	11,500	Android	5.3
13			Xolo Q1000	50	13,000	Android	5
14			Micromax A110Q Canvas 2 Plus	39	10,000	Android	5
15			Micromax Canvas Viva A72	37	6,400	Android	5
16			Sony Xperia E	36	8,300	Android	3.5
17			Micromax Ninja A27	31	3,300	Android	3.5
18			Sony Xperia U	27	12,000	Android	3.5
19			Apple iPhone 5	25	43,990	iOS	4
20			Sony Xperia J	25	13,500	Android	4
21			Samsung Galaxy Win	25	16,300	Android	4.7
22			Xolo Q800	24	10,000	Android	4.5
23			Xolo X910	23	9,999	Android	4.3
24			Spice Mobiles Stellar Horizon Mi 505 Pro	22	8,500	Android	5
25			Nokia Lumia 620	22	14,000	Windows Phone 8	3.8

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Comparison of Android based QWERTY devices that run on Android ICS (and above)

                    There is always a question in the minds of people wishing to buy a smartphone. The question usually is that how can i make the most of my smartphone? The answer to this is buying a Android smartphone with a QWERTY keypad. Heres a comparison of Android Ice Cream sandwich powered devices that have keypad. There are 3 devices that run on the newer Android version and have a keypad - Samsung Galaxy Chat, Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro and Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro mini. 

                                     Xperia Pro                      Galaxy Chat

In the box	-8 GB microSD Card, Battery, Cable, Charger, Handset, Headset	-USB Cable -Warranty Card -Handset -Headset -Battery -Charger -User Manual
Specifications
GENERAL FEATURES
Form	Slider	Bar
SIM Type	Single SIM, GSM	Single SIM, GSM
Touch Screen	Capacitive	Capacitive
Keypad	QWERTY	QWERTY
Business Features	Document Viewer, Document Editor, Pushmail (Active Sync)	Document Viewer, Pushmail
Call Features	Conference Call, Loudspeaker, Call Divert	Speed Dialing, Loudspeaker
Handset Color	Silver	White
Platform
Operating Freq	GSM - 850, 900, 1800, 1900; UMTS - 2100	GSM - 850, 900, 1800, 1900; UMTS - 2100
OS	Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) ( upgradeable)	Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
User Interface	Timescape	TouchWiz UX
Java
Processor	1 GHz Scorpion	850 MHz
Graphics	Adreno 205
Display
Type	TFT	TFT
Size	3.7 Inches	3 Inches
Resolution	FWVGA, 854 x 480 Pixels	QVGA, 240 x 320 Pixels
Color	16 M	262 K
Other Display Features	Bravia Engine, Gesture Input
Camera
Primary Camera	8.1 Megapixel	2 Megapixel
Secondary Camera	0.3 Megapixel
Flash	LED
Video Recording	1280 x 720, 30 fps	640 x 480, 25 fps
HD Recording	HD
Zoom	Digital Zoom - 16x
Other Camera Features	Auto Focus, Video Stabiliser, Video Light, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Smile Detection, Red-eye Red... More	Image Editor
Dimensions
Size	57x120x13.7 mm	59.3x118.9x11.7 mm
Weight	142 g	112 g
Battery
Type	Li-Po, 1500 mAh	Li-Ion, 1200 mAh
Talk Time	6 hrs (2G), 7 hrs (3G)	14 hrs (2G), 5 hrs (3G)
Standby Time	430 hrs (2G), 400 hrs (3G)	580 hrs (2G), 390 hrs (3G)
Memory and Storage
Internal	320 MB	4 GB
Included Memory Card	8 GB
Expandable Memory	microSD, upto 32 GB	microSD, upto 32 GB
Memory	512 MB RAM	512 MB RAM, 4 GB ROM
Internet & Connectivity
Internet Features	Email, Adobe Flash 10.1	Email
GPRS	86 kbps
EDGE	237 kbps
3G	7.2 Mbps HSDPA; 5.8 Mbps HSUPA	7.2 Mbps HSDPA; 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
Wifi	802.11 b/g/n	802.11 b/g/n
USB Connectivity	micro USB, v2	micro USB, v2
Tethering	USB, Wi-fi Hotspot	Wi-fi Hotspot
Navigation Technology	A-GPS, with Google Maps	A-GPS, with Google Maps
Bluetooth	v2.1, Supported Profiles (A2DP)	v3
HDMI Port
Audio Jack	3.5 mm	3.5 mm
DLNA
Multimedia
Music Player	Supports MP3, WAV, eAAC	Supports MP3, MIDI, eACC, WAV
Video Player	Supports MP4, H.264, WMV, 3GPP, HD	Supports MP4, 3GP, MKV, H.264, H.263
FM
Sound Enhancement	xLOUD Engine Audio Filter Technology
Ringtone	MP3	MP3
Other Features
Call Memory	Practically Unlimited
SMS Memory
Phone Book Memory	Practically Unlimited
Sensors	Accelerometer, CMOS Sensor, Proximity Sensor	Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Compass, Geo-magnetic Sensor
Additional Features	Video Streaming, 3D Games Enabled, ANT Technology, NeoReader Barcode Scanner, Sound Recorder, Predic... More	Games, Widgets, Voice Input
Important Apps	Facebook, Twitter, Google Mail, Google Talk, Android Market, Google Latitude, YouTube	Chat ON, SNS Integration, Play Store, Samsung Apps, Google Search
SAR Value		0.462 W/Kg

Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro

 

Samsung Galaxy Chat

Both device offer excellent performance and smoothness. The price of Xperia Pro is around 14000 while that of Samsung chat is around 7000.