Which is the better smartphone for consumers? We pit the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 against the Motorola Moto G to see which is better.

In terms of design and sizes, The Motorola Moto G has a 4.5 inches IPS LCD screen, while the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 has a 5.25inches TFT screen. Being smaller (129.9×65.9×11.6mm), the Motorola Moto G weighs 143 grams, while the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 weighs 20 grams heavier and it measures 146.8×75.3×8.9 mm. Although they differ in sizes they have the same same resolution of 720×1,280pixels.

For the hardware and OS, the Motorola Moto G has a 1.2GHz quad-core Cortex A7 processor + Qualcomm MSM8226 (Snapdragon 400 chipset). There are two variants of internal memories for the Moto G: 8 and 16GB.

Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 has the same processor and chipset, but it comes with 8GB of internal storage, which can be expanded up to 64GB.

Both smartphones run on the Android Jelly Bean OS, but the Motorola Moto G has 1GB of RAM, while the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 has a 1.5GB of RAM.

For the battery and camera specs, the Motorola Moto G has a non-removable battery, while the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 has a replaceable battery. The capacity of Moto G’s battery is at 2,070mAh, while Grand 2’s battery lasts longer because it has a 2,600mAh capacity. The Moto G has a weaker primary camera of 5MP (LED flash and autofocus) and a weaker secondary camera of1.3MP, while Galaxy Grand 2 primary camera is at 8MP and has similar features, while the secondary camera is at 1.9MP.

The Motorola Moto G 8GB variant cost $179 in amazon.com , while the 16GB variant costs $200. The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Duos costs $313.

So which of these smartphones is best suited for consumers?