Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB vs Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM

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Comparing the Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB vs Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB and Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.


Display: Both Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB and Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM offer the same screen size of 5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB and Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 2 MP, making Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM better for front camera photography.


Battery: Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM offers a higher battery capacity with 2200 mAh, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 2070 mAh, making Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM better for longer battery life.


Storage: Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 16 GB, making Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM the better option for storage.


User Rating: Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM has a rating of 4.

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Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB
₹9,049
(Discontinued)
Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM
₹7,150
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

05 Sep, 2014
18 May, 2015

Performance

Snapdragon 400
Snapdragon 200
(upto 1.2 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
5 MP

Battery

2070 mAh
2200 mAh
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(160,517 ratings)
4/5
(4,786 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 More Video
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)
Windows Phone v8.1

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226
Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 302

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

294 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.73 %
64.79 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
No

Design

Height

141.5 mm
144 mm

Width

70.7 mm
73.7 mm

Thickness

10.9 mm
9.4 mm

Weight

149 grams
152 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
848x480x30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

N/A
No

Video Recording

N/A
Other
848x480x30 fps

Battery

Capacity

2070 mAh
2200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 26.2 Hours(3G) / Up to 14.8 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
No

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer