Can Motorola’s Moto X Measure up to the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2?

 The mobile industry is booming with a lot of activity; every other day, a new handset is launched in the market, offering an interesting array of features to the buyer, inducing him all the more, to change his mobile phone. The new generation smartphones with Android operating system has slowly become the new face of technology and anyone who buys a new handset, opts for this OS.

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Most companies are coming up with the same kind of phones with minor differences in specifications, thereby, heating up the competition in the market all the more. Here is a look at the latest offering by two of the top phone making companies, Samsung and Motorola, with Galaxy Grand 2 and Moto X respectively. Both these phones run on Android OS.

Moto X operates on 1.7GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon processor. On the other hand, Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 has 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor. However, Quad core processor is any day, superior to the Dual core processor of Moto X.

Moto X is light in weight as compared to Samsung Galaxy Grand 2. It weighs around 130 gms whereas Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 weighs about 163 gms. Moto X has a screen resolution of 312ppi whereas Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 has a screen resolution of 279ppi. This makes the screen as well as picture quality of Moto X, far better, as compared to that of the Galaxy Grand 2.

Coming to camera features, Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 has 8 mega pixel rear camera with auto focus and LED flash and a 1.9 mega pixel front facing camera. On the other hand Moto X has 10 megapixel rear camera and 2 mega pixel front facing camera which offers Full HD (1080p) recording.

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Galaxy Grand 2 has dual SIM. It has Standard Li-ion 2600 mAh Battery which offers talk time of 17 hours and stand by time of 370 hrs. Motorola Moto X has Standard battery, Li-ion 2200 mAh with talk time of 13 hrs and stand by time of 576 hrs.

The basic layout of Moto X is just normal; it has microUSB port located at the base, power as well as volume rocker buttons are placed on the right and standard 3.5mm headphone jack on the top. The phone is easy to operate as well as convenient to carry. The Touchless Control as well as Active Notifications are superb additions to the software of Motorola Moto X. Because of its superb shape the phone fits easily into your hand.

However, if you want to click pictures, Moto X is not a good proposition. The camera quality is actually not up to the mark in comparison with Grand 2. To produce high quality pictures is not really easy. It is just on the battery as well camera front that this device falls short of performance.

Grand 2 is a value for money proposition. It has 5.25 inch HD screen which makes movie viewing a pleasurable experience. Your eyes do not get strained when you see visuals on this phone. With its multi-window feature, you can easily multi-task, which will enable you to make the most of your phone. You can even pair up different apps on this phone. This is a unique feature which sets this phone apart from the rest of the devices in the league. The good screen size is a plus point of this handset. The screen size of Moto X is 4.7 inches. This is relatively smaller in comparison to Galaxy Grand 2. Also, Grand 2 is aesthetically attractive. It has a leather-like stitched back, which makes it visually quite appealing. Its sturdy as well as sleek body makes it all the more desirable for the user.

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It has a unique feature known as Sound & Shot, wherein, every picture seems to talk. Grand 2 has 1.5 GB RAM whereas Moto X has 2 GB RAM. Internal memory of Grand 2 is 8 GB and it can be expanded up to 64 GB with a microSD card. Moto X boasts of 16/32 GB internal memory. As far as price is concerned, Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 is available at a cheaper price as compared to Moto X.

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