Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB vs Microsoft Lumia 640 XL

Comparing the Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB vs Microsoft Lumia 640 XL 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 640 XL run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.

Display: Microsoft Lumia 640 XL offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 5 inches, making Microsoft Lumia 640 XL the larger display of the two. Both Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB and Microsoft Lumia 640 XL feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Microsoft Lumia 640 XL offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 8 MP, making Microsoft Lumia 640 XL better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Microsoft Lumia 640 XL offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 2 MP, making Microsoft Lumia 640 XL better for front camera photography.

Battery: Microsoft Lumia 640 XL offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 2070 mAh, making Microsoft Lumia 640 XL better for longer battery life.

Storage: Microsoft Lumia 640 XL offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 16 GB, making Microsoft Lumia 640 XL the better option for storage.

User Rating: Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Microsoft Lumia 640 XL has a rating of 2.5.

Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB

₹9,049

(Discontinued)

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

05 Sep, 2014

07 Apr, 2015

Performance

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

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)	5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)	720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP

Primary Camera

13 MP

Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP

5 MP

Battery

2070 mAh

3000 mAh

Storage

16 GB

8 GB

User Ratings

4.2/5

(160,517 ratings)

2.5/5

(2 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Windows Phone v8.1

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305

RAM

1 GB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

294 ppi

258 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.73 %

69.55 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

141.5 mm

157.9 mm

Width

70.7 mm

81.5 mm

Thickness

10.9 mm

9 mm

Weight

149 grams

171 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor

13 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.028 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

4128 x 3096 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

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

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera

Video Recording

N/A	1920x1080 @ 30 fps

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Battery

Capacity

2070 mAh

3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A	Up to 24 Hours(3G) / Up to 30.3 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

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass