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Motorola Moto G 2 vs Samsung Galaxy S4

2.78 in
5.57 in
Motorola Moto G 2 Mobile Phone
Motorola Moto G 2
2.75 in
5.38 in
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S4
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
6
4.2 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
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4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
50 %
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User rating
44
4.2 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
0 %
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45
4.3 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Motorola Moto G 2Motorola Moto G 2
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 305PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory1 GB2 GB

Display

Motorola Moto G 2Motorola Moto G 2
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Screen size5.0 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution720 x 1280 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density294.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono

Rear camera

Motorola Moto G 2Motorola Moto G 2
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Motorola Moto G 2Motorola Moto G 2
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx

Storage

Motorola Moto G 2Motorola Moto G 2
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Internal storage8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Motorola Moto G 2Motorola Moto G 2
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Colour of product
  • White
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlastic
Water resistantyesno
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Motorola Moto G 2Motorola Moto G 2
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Height5.57 in5.38 in
Width2.78 in2.75 in
Depth0.43 in0.31 in
Weight5.26 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Motorola Moto G 2Motorola Moto G 2
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Other features

Motorola Moto G 2Motorola Moto G 2
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Motorola Moto G 2Motorola Moto G 2
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputNoMHL

Cellular

Motorola Moto G 2Motorola Moto G 2
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes

Battery

Motorola Moto G 2Motorola Moto G 2
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Replaceable batterynoyes
Battery capacity2390.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging noyes

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S4