For readers who are considering buying the Motorola Moto G or the iPhone 5, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Motorola Moto G comes with a 4.5 inch IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 720 x 1280 pixels resolution. The iPhone 5 comes with a 4 inch LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 640 x 1136 pixels resolution.

The Motorola Moto G comes with 129.9 x 65.9 x 11.6 mm dimensions and weighs 143 grams. The iPhone 5 comes with 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm dimensions and weighs 112 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Motorola Moto G is equipped with a 1.2 GHz quad core cortex A7 processor and Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 chipset. It comes in 8 GB and 16 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The iPhone 5 is equipped with a 1.3 GHz dual core swift processor and Apple A6 chipset. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The Motorola Moto G runs on the Android Jelly Bean operating system, which can be upgraded to the KitKat version. The iPhone 5 runs on the iOS 6 operating system, which can be upgraded to the iOS 7 version. Both the devices have 1 GB of RAM.

Camera

The Motorola Moto G sports a 5 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 1.3 MP. The iPhone 5 sports an 8 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 1.2 MP.

Battery

The Motorola Moto G comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 2070 mAh battery whereas the iPhone 5 comes with a non-removable Li-Po 1440 mAh battery.

Price in Australia

The Motorola Moto G 8 GB variant is priced at around AU $243.95 and the 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $319.95. The iPhone 5 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $839.95, the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $879.95 in Australia.