Comparison of Motorola Moto G 2 gen 8Gb and Samsung Galaxy Beam2 smartphones based on their characteristics

Motorola Moto G 2 gen 8Gb

Samsung Galaxy Beam2

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Motorola

Samsung

Phone model

Moto G 2 gen 8Gb

Galaxy Beam2

Year of release

2014

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

142 mm

135 mm

Body width

71 mm

70 mm

Body thickness

11 mm

11.6 mm

Weight

149 g

165 g

Volume

110.05 cm³

109.21 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Replaceable panels

Colors

• Black
• White

• Gray

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm MSM8226

• ARM Cortex-A7

CPU clock speed

1200 MHz

1200 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

4

Processor size

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

40 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 305

• Vivante GC1000

GPU clock speed

600 MHz

Number of GPU cores

2

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

1 GB

RAM type

LPDDR2

RAM frequency

1333 MHz

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 8 GB

• 8 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

64 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Marvell PXA1088

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.4

Android 4.2

Battery

Battery capacity

2070

2600

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Duration of listening to music

50 h

Video watching duration

6 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

5 in

4.66 in

Screen resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

800 x 480 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

Pixel density

294 ppi

200 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

TFT

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.667

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

8 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

2592 x 1944 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Digital zoom

4 X

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Smile detector

Touch focus

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1886 x 1061 pixels

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

TD-SCDMA support

TD-SCDMA frequencies

• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.0

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108

RDS support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Images

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• 3GPP
• H.263
• H.264

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Built-in video projector

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• FLAC
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WAV

MP3 support

Built-in stereo speakers

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Maps

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

VMS support

Impact protection

Waterproof case

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.32 W/kg