Which smartphone is the ideal purchase for consumers? We pit the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 against the Motorola Moto X to see which is better.
In terms of design and display, both smartphones have a screen render resolution of 1280x720pixels, but their displays have different sizes: the Moto X’s screen is 4.7 inches and supports a higher pixel density than the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2, which has a 5.25 inches HD display.The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 is bigger than the Moto X measuring at 146.8×75.3×8.9 mm and weights 163grams. The Moto X on the order hand is much lighter, weighing at 33 grams and its dimensions are 129.3×65.3×10.4mm.
For the Hardware an OS, the Moto X is equipped with a 1.7GHz Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon dual core processor which is coupled with the Adreno 320 GPU and 2GB of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 has a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quad core processor, which is coupled with an inferior GPU – Adreno 305 and only has 1.5GB of RAM. The Moto X has 16GB internal storage which is not expandable, while the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 offers users a possibility to expand its internal storage of 8GB up to 64GB.
The Moto X runs on the newest version of the Android OS 4.4 KitKat, while the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 comes with the 4.3 Jelly Bean version. Both smartphones have a commone features in terms of internet connections: 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP. The Moto X has a 4G LTE, HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps and Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, while the Galaxy Grand 2 has a dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA, and Bluetooth – LE, EDR.
In terms of battery usage and camera specs, the Moto X’s battery is weaker compared to its competitor having only 2200mAh. As for the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 it has 2600mAh of battery.
The Moto X has a superior rear camera of 10MP, while the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 has a 8MP camera. They share the same features such as LED flash and autofocus. The secondary camera on the Moto X is at 2MP, while the Galaxy Grand 2 has a 1.9MP front camera.
The Moto X cost $343 in amazon.com, while the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 8GB variant costs $315.
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