Motorola Moto G 4G vs Nokia Lumia 635: Microsoft owned Nokia and Motorola has added another options for budget friendly handsets. Nokia has launched Lumia 635 and Motorola offers the Moto G with 4G. Both units are selling for more or less $200. According to the online site 3G, Moto G 4G which has Android 4.4 installed has 1GB of RAM and the Windows Phone 8.1 running Lumia 635 only has 512MB. These smartphones are clocking at 1.2GHz and are powered by quad-core Snapdragon 400 processors.
The two handsets have curved plastic backs, however the Nokia Lumia 635 comes with a wide array of colors, with choices such as bright orange and bright green, while the Motorola Moto G 4G comes in just white or black.
The Moto G with 4G is slightly longer and wider with 129.9 x 65.9 x 11.6mm dimensions and a bit thicker and heavier in 143g. The Nokia Lumia 635 on the other hand measures 129.5 x 66.7 x 9.2mm and weighs 134g.
Both phones have 4.5 inch IPS LCD displays in Gorilla Glass 3 to help them resist scratches. Moto G with 4G's ClearBlack technology made it's contrast better in 720 x 1280 screen with a pixel density of 326PPI. The Nokia Lumia 635's 480 x 854 screen has a pixel density of 218 PPI.
Both phones features a 5 megapixel rear camera, however, Lumia 635 doesn't have an LED flash unlike the Moto G with 4G that also boasts of a 1.3 megapixel front facing camera which the Lumia 635 lacks. Both handsets can also record video in 720p at 30fps.
According to Motorola, the Moto G with 4G can stand mixed usage up to 24 hours with its 2070 mAh battery. The Nokia Lumia 635 on the other hand has a smaller 1830 mAh battery with a talk time of up to 14 hours or a standby time of up to 648 hours. In practice both phones are likely to last you a day, but not much more.
