Nokia Lumia 525 vs Motorola Moto G 8GB

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Comparing the Nokia Lumia 525 vs Motorola Moto G 8GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola Moto G 8GB runs at a higher processing speed of 1.2 GHz, while Nokia Lumia 525 runs at 1.0 GHz, making Motorola Moto G 8GB the better performer.


Display: Motorola Moto G 8GB offers a screen size of 4.5 inches, while Nokia Lumia 525 offers 4 inches, making Motorola Moto G 8GB the larger display of the two. Both Nokia Lumia 525 and Motorola Moto G 8GB feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Nokia Lumia 525 and Motorola Moto G 8GB feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Battery: Motorola Moto G 8GB offers a higher battery capacity with 2070 mAh, while Nokia Lumia 525 offers 1430 mAh, making Motorola Moto G 8GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Nokia Lumia 525 and Motorola Moto G 8GB offer the same internal storage of 8 GB.


User Rating: Motorola Moto G 8GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Nokia Lumia 525 has a rating of 4.2.

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Nokia Lumia 525
₹7,500
(Discontinued)
Motorola Moto G 8GB
₹8,528
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

06 Jan, 2013
13 Nov, 2013

Performance

Snapdragon S4
Snapdragon 400
Dual Core (upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.0 inches (10.16 cm)
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
480x800 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
1.3 MP

Battery

1430 mAh
2070 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

8 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(2,133 ratings)
4.4/5
(68,567 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Windows v8
Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8227
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 305

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

4.0 inches  (10.16 cm)
4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

233 ppi
326 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.35 %
65.06 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass

Design

Height

119.9 mm
129.9 mm

Width

64 mm
65.9 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm
11.6 mm

Weight

124 grams
143 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.428 mm focal length
5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

No
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation
N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A
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

N/A
Video HDR
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A
1.3 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
No

Battery

Capacity

1430 mAh
2070 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 10.66 Hours(3G) / Up to 17 Hours(2G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.17 W/kg Body: 1.06 W/kg

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
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

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

NFC

No
N/A

HDMI

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Applications

DirectX 11 Touch UI XBox-Live Hub.
N/A