Difference between Moto X and Nexus 4
Key difference: In May 2013, Motorola - a Google Company announced the launch of its flagship phone, the Moto X. The phone was officially available on August 23, 2013. The Nexus 4 is Google's fourth Nexus-branded Android smartphone. It was produced in collaboration with LG Electronics.
The Personal Communication Sector (PCS), essentially Motorola's cellular phone division, was acquired by Google on August 15, 2011. It was previously called Motorola Mobility LLC, however it is now known as Motorola - a Google Company.
In May 2013, Motorola - a Google Company announced the launch of its flagship phone, the Moto X. The phone was officially available on August 23, 2013. Motorola marketed the phone as the first Motorola smartphone to be created and assembled in the United States. Additionally, the phone is highly modifiable. While, the front panel of the phone is available in black or white, the back panel is customization in up to 18 colors. However, this option is only available in the United States and exclusively to AT&T customers. The option may be expanded to other customers after November 2013, but that remains to be seen. Currently, other customers only have the option of woven black and woven white.
In terms of hardware, the phone features a 4.7 inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. Moto X is powered by the Motorola X8 Mobile Computing System which consists of a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro System-on-chip, a single-core Natural Language Processor and a single-core Contextual Awareness Processor. The Snapdragon SoC itself consists of a dual-core Krait 300 CPU at 1.7Ghz and a quad-core Adreno 320 GPU at 400 MHz.
Moreover, the device has been touted as having Contextual awareness, which includes features such as saying "OK Google Now" to activate Google Now hands-free; activating the camera with flicks of one's wrist, known as 'quick capture'; the clock is displayed automatically when the phone is picked up or taken out of the pocket; the screen regularly turns on for few seconds and shows the time and recent notifications; notifications appear when a finger is placed on the screen and removing the finger returns the phone to the lock screen.
Previously, Google only had its Nexus phone series, where each phone was released in collaboration with another OEM manufacture. The Nexus 4 is Google's fourth Nexus-branded Android smartphone. It was produced in collaboration with LG Electronics.
The phone features a 1.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, 2 GB of RAM, 8 or 16 GB of internal storage, front facing 1.3 megapixel camera and an 8 megapixel rear camera and a micro-SIM card tray. The phone runs on the Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) operating system, which was launched with the phone. The phone also features a new camera technology, called the Photo Sphere. This allows one to take 360 deg Panorama shots.
The Nexus devices in general have an advantage over other devices in that the Android in the Nexus devices is pure. I.e. the Android does not have any manufacturer or wireless carrier modifications to it, such as a custom graphical user interface. The Android also has an unlockable bootloader to allow further development and end-user modification, all of which is usually blocked on other Android smartphones.
Comparison between Moto X and Nexus 4:
The information for the detailed table about the two phones has been taken from the Motorola website, the Google Nexus website and GSMArena.com.
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Moto X |
Nexus 4 |
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Launch Date |
August 23, 2013 |
November 13, 2012 |
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Company |
Motorola Mobility, a Google company |
Google; designed in collaboration with and manufactured by LG Electronics. |
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Size |
129.3 mm (5.09 in) x 65.3 mm (2.57 in) x 10.4 mm (0.41 in) |
133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm (5.27 x 2.70 x 0.36 in) |
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Display |
4.7 inches AMOLED capacitive touchscreen |
True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
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Screen |
720 x 1280 pixels, 16M colors (~312 ppi pixel density) |
768 x 1280 pixels, 4.7 inches (~318 ppi pixel density) |
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Protection |
Corning Gorilla Glass |
Corning Gorilla Glass 2 |
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Weight |
130 g (4.59 oz) |
139g (4.90 oz) |
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2G Network |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
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3G Network |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 |
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4G Network |
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 LTE 700 MHz Class 13 LTE 1900 |
No |
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GUI |
Android Jelly Bean UI |
Pure Android |
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CPU speed |
Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait |
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait |
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GPU |
Adreno 320 |
Adreno 320 |
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OS |
Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) |
Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) |
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Chipset |
Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon |
Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon |
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RAM |
2 GB |
2 GB RAM |
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SIM Size |
Nano-SIM |
Micro-SIM |
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Internal Memory |
16/32 GB |
8/16 GB storage |
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Expandable Memory |
No |
None |
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Sensors |
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature |
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
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Connectivity |
GPRS, EDGE,, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0 |
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Data |
GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, NFC, USB |
WiFi, NFC, GPRS, EDGE, USB |
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Speed |
HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL / EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps |
DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
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WLAN |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
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Bluetooth |
Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR |
Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP |
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USB |
microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host |
microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0 |
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Primary Camera |
10 MP, autofocus, LED flash |
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
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Secondary Camera |
2 MP,1080p |
1.3 MP |
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Video |
1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR |
1080p@30fps |
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Camera Features |
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Touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, photo sphere |
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Sound Enhancement |
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
SNS integration Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
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Audio supported formats |
MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player |
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3 player |
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Video supported formats |
MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player |
MP4/H.264/H.263 player |
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Battery Capacity |
Li-Ion 2200 mAh battery |
Non-removable Li-Po 2100 mAh battery |
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Stand-by |
Up to 576 h |
Up to 390 h (3G) |
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Talktime |
Up to 13 h |
Up to 15 h (3G) |
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Available Colors |
Black, White (front panel), 18 color options (back panel – AT&T exclusive) – Woven Black, Woven White (other markets) |
Black |
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Messaging |
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS |
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Browser |
HTML5 |
HTML5 |
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Radio |
No |
No |
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GPS |
with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
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Java |
via Java MIDP emulator |
Java MIDP emulator |
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Additional Features |
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Image Courtesy: motorola.com, blogs.computerworld.com
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