We compare the Apple iPhone 5c against the Motorola Moto G to see which of these smartphones is the better purchase.
The Apple iPhone 5C has the same plastic design with different color variants such as white, blue, green etc. Its display is a 4.0 inch LED-backlit IPS LCD that can render a resolution of 640 x 1136 pixels with 326 ppi pixel density. Its dimensions are 124.4 x 59.2 x 9 mm, and weighs 132 grams. The Motorola Moto G on the other hand, has the polycarbonate material for its shell, which is removable and can be customizable, so you can opt for a colorful rear cover.The Motorola device dimensions are 129.9 x 65.9 x 11.6 mm, and weighs 143 grams, so its heavier than the Apple device. Its display is a IPS LCD with a higher resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, but has the sam 326 ppi pixel density. In addition, it is Moto G has the Corning Gorilla Glass 3 for protection.
According to the GSMArena, the Moto G's hardware consist of a Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 quad core Cortex-A7 processor clocked at 1.2GHz and uses Adreno 305 graphics. It has 1GB RAM, with other variants internal memory of 8 and 16GB.
Meanwhile, the iPhone 5C has the Apple A6 dual-core processor clocked at 1.3 GHz. Its GPU is the PowerVR SGX 543MP3, and has 1GB of RAM, with variants of internal memories: 8,16, and 32GB.
For its operational systems, the Moto G runs on the Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v5.0 (Lollipop), while the iPhone 5C original had the iOS 7, but now it can be upgradable to iOS 8.1.2. In addition, users can have a free iCloud account for storing your data in the cloud, while the Moto G offers 50GB of Google Drive cloud storage, according to the FuseJoplin.
The Motorola Moto G has a higher battery capacity of 2070 mAh, that last 24 hours of talktime. The iPhone 5C has1510 mAh battery, that only has 10 hours in talktime. The iPhone 5C has an 8MP rear camera that can record videos at 1080p HD, while the front camera is 1.2GHz, shooting at 720p HD, while the Motorola Moto G is equipped with the 5MP camer and shares many similar features, but the quality of the images is definitely inferior. Its front camera of 1.3MP.
The Motorola Moto G 8GB variant costs around $160, the 16GB version is $20 more expensive. The iPhone 5C is around $365 and $429 in the market.
