| Manufacturer | |
| HTC | Motorola | 
| Announced | |
| October 2014 | October 2014 | 
| Status | |
| Available - October 2014 | Available - November 2014 | 
| Colors | |
| Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand | Midnight Blue, Cloud White | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
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                        228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm  (8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 in)  | 
                            
        159.26 x 82.98 x 10.06 mm  (6.27 x 3.27 x 0.4 in)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| 425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz) | 184 g (6.49 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1100  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1103  | 
                        
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 | LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / TD-LTE 2500 - XT1100 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 28, 41)  LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 2500 - XT1103 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 29, 41)  | 
                            
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | 
| Build Features | |
| Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound | Dual front-facing speakers, Water resistant | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) | Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 [Similar] | Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) [Similar] | Adreno 420 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32 GB | 32/64 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| No | No | 
| Type | |
| IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 8.9 inches [Similar] | 5.96 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (493 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 69.76% | 74.05% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
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| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED flash | Dual-LED Flash | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, OIS | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, HDR, Dual Recording, OIS | 
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization | 
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] | 2 MP, 720p [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | No | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL | DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL | 
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | v4.0, A2DP | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | 
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host, USB On-the-go | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM | 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | No | 
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported | 
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po battery | Non-removable Li-Po battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 6700 mAh | 3220 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 720 h | Up to 330 h | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 9 h 30 min | Up to 24 h |