Nokia Lumia 521 vs Motorola Moto X 16GB

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Comparing the Nokia Lumia 521 vs Motorola Moto X 16GB across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola Moto X 16GB runs at a higher processing speed of 1.7 GHz, while Nokia Lumia 521 runs at 1.0 GHz, making Motorola Moto X 16GB the better performer.


Display: Motorola Moto X 16GB offers a screen size of 4.7 inches, while Nokia Lumia 521 offers 4 inches, making Motorola Moto X 16GB the larger display of the two. Motorola Moto X 16GB features a AMOLED display compared to Nokia Lumia 521's IPS LCD, making Motorola Moto X 16GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Motorola Moto X 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 10 MP, while Nokia Lumia 521 offers 5 MP, making Motorola Moto X 16GB better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Motorola Moto X 16GB offers a higher battery capacity with 2200 mAh, while Nokia Lumia 521 offers 1430 mAh, making Motorola Moto X 16GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia Lumia 521 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Motorola Moto X 16GB offers 16 GB, making Nokia Lumia 521 the better option for storage.

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Nokia Lumia 521
₹4,449
(Discontinued)
Motorola Moto X 16GB
₹10,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Release Date

14 Apr, 2013
19 Mar, 2014

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon S4 Pro
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1.7 GHz)
512 MB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

4 inches (10.16 cm)
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
IPS LCD
AMOLED
800x480 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
10 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
2 MP

Battery

1430 mAh
2200 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

8 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

N/A
4.4/5
(12,624 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
16,000
AnTuTu Score

Video

There are no videos available for the device.
Videos
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General

Launch Date

N/A
Mar 19, 2014
(Official)

Operating System

Windows Phone v8
Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Performance

Chipset

N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960DT

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
Dual core, 1.7 GHz, Krait 300

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
Adreno 320

RAM

512 MB
2 GB

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
16,000

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

4 inches  (10.16 cm)
4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)

Resolution

800x480 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

233 ppi
312 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

57.33 %
72.08 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

124 mm
129.3 mm

Width

64 mm
65.3 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm
10.4 mm

Weight

124.5 grams
130 grams

Build Material

Frame: Plastic
Back: Plastic
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom28 mm focal length
10 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

No
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1936 Pixels
4032 x 2480 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation
N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus
4 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Video HDR
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A
2 MP
Primary Camera

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Capacity

1430 mAh
2200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
16 GB / 32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 3)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

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

Applications

Adobe Acrobat Reader SkyDrive storage Company Hub Excel Word Powerpoint OneNote
N/A