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Nokia Lumia 521 vs Motorola Moto G 8GB

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Summary
50%
Performance

512 MB RAM

Snapdragon 400

1 GB RAM

Display

4" (10.16 cm)

800x480 px (HD)

4.5" (11.43 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1430 mAh

9 h talktime (3G)

2070 mAh

Storage

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

8 GB

Non Expandable

Front Camera

N/A

1.3 MP

Single Camera

Expert Rating

4.5/5

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General
Operating System

Windows Phone v8

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Performance
Poor
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226

CPU

Dual core, 1 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics

Adreno 305

RAM

512 MB

1 GB

Display
Good
Display Type

IPS LCD

IPS LCD

Screen Size

4 " (10.16 cm)

4.5 " (11.43 cm)

Resolution

800x480 px (HD)

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

233 ppi

326 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

57.33 %

65.06 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3, Scratch-resistant glass

Touch Screen

, , Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 124 mm
Width: 64 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm

Height: 129.9 mm
Width: 65.9 mm
Thickness: 11.6 mm

Weight

124.5 grams

143 grams

Build Material

Case: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Colours

White

Black, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)

5 MP, Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

No

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1936 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Stereo recording

Front Camera
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Resolution

1.3 MP, Primary Camera

Flash

No

Battery
Average
Capacity

1430 mAh

2070 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

TalkTime

Up to 9 Hours(3G) / Up to 8 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 400 Hours(3G)

Storage
Very Good
Internal Memory

8 GB

8 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

No

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 850 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Class B
EDGE:
236.8 kbps

3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

SIM 2

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

SAR Value

Head: 1.17 W/kg, Body: 1.06 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v3.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

USB Connectivity

USB 2.0, microUSB

USB 2.0, USB Host, microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Applications

Adobe Acrobat Reader, SkyDrive storage, Company Hub, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, OneNote