Comparisons: motorola moto g vs bq aquaris 4.5

After analyzing the Bq Aquaris 4 and 5, now it is the turn of the middle brother, the Aquaris 4.5, with which we continue to face the Motorola Moto G with other mid-range smartphones. The Professional Review team will now be in charge of exposing their specifications and helping (or trying at least) the most indecisive to opt for one or the other:

First of all, its designs: the Moto G has a size of 129.9 mm high × 65.9 mm wide × 11.6 mm thick and weighs 143 grams. The Bq Aquaris 4.5 for its part has dimensions of 132 mm high x 67 mm wide and 10.25 mm thick and weighs 150 grams. The Moto G is a smaller smartphone although a little thicker. However, its weight is slightly less. It also protects itself from possible blows with two types of casing: the " Grip Shell " that surrounds the terminal and the " Flip Shell ", which wraps around the device in its entirety, although with a front opening to enjoy its screen. The back shell of the Bq Aquaris 4.5 is made of durable, light-touch and durable plastic.

Here are their processors: while the Bq Aquaris 4.5 features a 1GHz Dual Core Cortex A9 ARM SoC and a PowerVR Series5 SGX graphics chip, the Moto G has a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 CPU and a GPU. Adreno 305. Both phones have a 1 GB RAM memory. Its operating system is Android version 4.3 Jelly Bean (upgradeable) for Motorola and version 4.1 Jelly Bean for Bq.

Displays: The Aquaris 4.5 features a 4.5-inch capacitive IPS qHD display with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels and 240 dpi. The Moto G also features 4.5 inches, although its resolution is higher, of 1280 x 720 pixels and with a density of 329 ppi. The one in charge of the security of the screen of the Moto G is the glass of the company Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

Let's detail its cameras: the Aquaris 4.5 features a rear camera with an 8 megapixel proximity sensor with 3264 x 2448 pixels resolution, as well as autofocus and an LED flash. The Moto G for its part has 5 megapixels in its main camera, also with flash and autofocus. Both also have a front camera, in the case of the Bq is VGA with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels, while that of the Moto G has 1.3 MP. Both have video recording, which in the case of the Motorola is done at 720p and 30fps. Possibility of video calls and self-portraits.

Internal memories: the Bq Aquaris 4.5 has 36 GB (4 GB eMMC + 32 GB microSD card). For its part, the Moto G has two different models for sale: one of 8 GB and the other of 16 GB not expandable.

Their batteries present a substantial difference: the Moto G presents 2070 mAh and the Bq Aquaris 4.5 1600 mAh. This, added to the powers of both devices that are very similar, makes us suppose that the autonomy of the Bq will be lower.

The connectivity of both smatphones does not stand out especially, since they have such common supports as 3G, Wifi or GPS, among others. Finally, its prices: as we have said so many times, we have the Motorola Moto G available on the Amazon online sales portal for 175 euros, a very competitive price if we take into account the quality of its specifications. The Bq Aquaris 4.5 has a price of 169.90 euros free, as detailed on its official website, adjusting to the conditions we have with our operator.

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	Motorola Moto G	Bq Aquaris 4.5
screen	4.5 inch LCD	4.5 inches
Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels	960 × 540 pixels
Screen type	Gorilla Glass 3
Internal memory	Model 8 GB and Model 16 GB	Mod: 36 GB (4 eMMC + 32 GB microSD)
OS	Android Jelly Bean 4.3 (Updatable January 2014)	Android Jelly Bean 4.1
Battery	2, 070 mAh	1600 mAh
Connectivity	WiFi 802.11b / g / nNFC Bluetooth 3G	WiFi 802.11a / b / g / nBluetooth 4.0 3G NFC
Rear camera	5 MP Auto Focus Sensor LED flash 720P HD video recording at 30 FPS	8 MP Sensor Auto Focus LED flash Video recording
Frontal camera	1.3 MP	VGA / 0.3 MP
Processor and graphics	Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quad-core 1.2 ghz Adreno 305	Cortex A9 Dual Core up to 1 GHz PowerVR Series5 SGX
RAM	1 GB	1 GB
Weight	143 grams	150 grams
Dimensions	129.9 mm high × 65.9 mm wide × 11.6 mm thick	132mm high x 67mm wide x 10.25mm thick