Motorola MOTO G vs. HTC U12+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Motorola MOTO G and HTC U12+. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Motorola MOTO G vs. HTC U12+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Motorola MOTO G HTC U12+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 142.1 mm 156.6 mm HTC U12+ has greater height than Motorola MOTO G.
Width 72.4 mm 73.9 mm HTC U12+ has greater width than Motorola MOTO G.
Depth 11.6 mm 9.7 mm HTC U12+ is narrower than Motorola MOTO G.
Weight 155 g 188 g Motorola MOTO G is lighter than Motorola MOTO G.
Body Colour Black Flame red | Ceramic black
Protection Waterproof Dustproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes Yes Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating IPX7 IP68
SAR Value - 0.53 W/kg (body), 0.66 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Micro SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Single-SIM
DISPLAY Motorola MOTO G HTC U12+
Display Type - LCD display
Display Technology - Super LCD 6
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6" HTC U12+ has larger screen size than Motorola MOTO G.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 2880 x 1440 pixels HTC U12+ has better screen resolution than Motorola MOTO G.
Display Format HD QHD+
Pixel Density 294 ppi 537 ppi HTC U12+ has better pixel density than Motorola MOTO G.
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
HDR - Yes HTC U12+ has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Features - Display colour personalisation, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, HTC Edge Sense 2, Smart rotate, Smart dim, Smart display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Motorola MOTO G HTC U12+
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Clock Speed 1.4 GHz 2.8 GHz HTC U12+ has higher clock speed than Motorola MOTO G.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core HTC U12+ has higher processor core quantity than Motorola MOTO G.
64-bit Architecture - Yes HTC U12+ has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 306 -
MEMORY Motorola MOTO G HTC U12+
RAM 1 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB HTC U12+ has more RAM than Motorola MOTO G.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 8 GB 64 GB HTC U12+ has more internal memory than Motorola MOTO G.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC - up to 32 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Motorola MOTO G HTC U12+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Motorola MOTO G has better camera resolution than HTC U12+.
Sensor Type - BSI
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.75 HTC U12+ has better lens aperture than Motorola MOTO G.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) HTC U12+ has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Optical Zoom - 2x
Digital Zoom 4x 10x HTC U12+ has better digital zoom than Motorola MOTO G.
Self-Timer Delay Yes 10 sec
Special Effects - HDR Boost
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode HDR Boost 2
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, Bokeh Mode, Auto Zoom
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC U12+ has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Quick Capture, Colour Correlated Temperature (CCT) flash Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 32s manual exposure, RAW image capture, UltraSpeed Autofocus, HTC UltraPixel Camera 4, Sonic Zoom, Audio Boost, 3D audio recording, AR sticker, 8MP still photos recording 4K video
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.6
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel HTC U12+ has better front camera resolution than Motorola MOTO G.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.0 HTC U12+ has better front lens aperture than Motorola MOTO G.
Focus Adjustment Focus free Automatic
Special Effects (Front) - Live make-up, HDR Boost
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) Burst mode, slow motion video, tap to focus Selfie panorama, Bokeh Mode, Auto selfie
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Self timer up to 10 seconds, AR sticker
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) - F/2.0
BATTERY AND CHARGING Motorola MOTO G HTC U12+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2470 mAh 3500 mAh HTC U12+ has larger battery capacity than Motorola MOTO G.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 HTC U12+ has fast charging technology.
Standby Time 830 hours -
Talk Time 1080 minutes 1428 minutes HTC U12+ has longer battery life when making calls than Motorola MOTO G.
Run Time Details Talk (WCDMA): up to 1080 min
Standby (WCDMA): up to 830 hrs
Talk: up to 1428 min
CELLULAR Motorola MOTO G HTC U12+
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 8.0 Oreo
User Interface - HTC Sense
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant, HTC Sense Companion, Alexa
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Motorola MOTO G HTC U12+
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC - Yes HTC U12+ has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Motorola MOTO G HTC U12+
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, LDAC, MP4, MID, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, H.264 MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM
Sound Enhancements - HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition, HTC USonic with Active Noise Cancellation, Hi-Res audio certified, Hi-Res audio recording
FEATURES Motorola MOTO G HTC U12+
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor, edge sensor
Security Devices - Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features - DLNA Certified, AirPlay wireless streaming, sharing media via DLNA, Face Unlock, Wi-Fi Miracast, MIMO technology, Flip to Mute function, Power Saving Mode, notification LED, Wi-Fi Calling, four microphones, Pocket mode, Hi-Res Audio, Motion Launch, Android Sensor Hub, HTC Connect, Extreme power saving mode, MU-MIMO technology, Quiet ring on pick up, pressure sensitive buttons
OTHERS Motorola MOTO G HTC U12+
Included Accessories - Power adapter
Compliant Standards IPX7 IP68
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