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Motorola Moto X vs Samsung Galaxy S4

2.57 in
5.09 in
Motorola Moto X Mobile Phone
Motorola Moto X
2.75 in
5.38 in
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S4
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
11
4.3 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
60 %
3 stars
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4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
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50 %
4 stars
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User rating
41
4.2 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
51 %
3 stars
12 %
2 stars
2 %
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45
4.3 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
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Hardware

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960DTSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 320PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory2 GB2 GB

Display

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Screen size4.7 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution1184 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen supportyesyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Primary sensor resolution10.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.4 f2.2 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 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
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Primary resolution2.1 Mpx2.0 Mpx

Storage

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Glass
  • Plastic
Plastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Height5.09 in5.38 in
Width2.57 in2.75 in
Depth0.41 in0.31 in
Weight4.59 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes

Other features

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
Video outputNoMHL

Cellular

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequenciesRegionalRegional
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Motorola Moto XMotorola Moto X
Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
Replaceable batterynoyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2200.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time576.0 h370.0 h
Talk time13.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingyesno
Wireless charging noyes

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S4