Microsoft Lumia 640 vs Motorola Moto G 2015 Specs, Price Comparison: Review of Features - Which Quality Budget Device Wins?

By Virnelli Mercader, Christian Post Contributor Monday, March 23, 2015

After its low key launch of the Lumia 535, Microsoft is aiming to go bigger and better with its new devices released at the Mobile World Congress 2015. The tech giant launched two devices at Barcelona earlier this month—the Microsoft Lumia 640 and 640 XL, and both phones appear to be very promising, especially to those looking for a quality budget device.

Meanwhile, Motorola has announced a new version of its popular smartphone, the Moto G. The latest model is called the Moto G 4G with LTE, and it features a few upgrades, sure to please Motorola fans everywhere.

Here, we compare the Microsoft Lumia 640 with the Motorola Moto G 4G:

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Design:
The Lumia 640 has straight sides and gently curved edges, and the phone is encased in a colorful plastic shell. The phone measures 5.56 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches and weighs 5.11 ounces. It's available in matte white, black, blue, and glossy orange.

The Moto G 4G has curved edges and a curved back. It measures 5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 inches and weighs 5.47 ounces. The phone is available in black and white, though Motorola offers brightly colored shells in red, purple, hot pink, bright green, turquoise, and bright yellow so you can customize your phone according to your whims.

Features:
The Moto G 4G and the Lumia 640 have a lot of similarities when it comes to specs. Both phones have a 5-inch screen with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels and pixel density count of 294ppi. The handsets also have a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 3 to make them scratch-resistant.

The Moto G 4G and the Lumia 640 have the same type of processor—a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quad-core chipset, but the Motorola handset runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop, while the Microsoft phone runs on Windows Phone 8.1.

The phones have the same 8MP rear-facing camera, but the Moto G has a slightly better 2MP front facing camera compared to the Lumia 640's 0.9MP front facing shooter.

When it comes to internal memory, the Lumia has less—only 8GB internal storage versus the Motorola device's 16GB memory, but the Lumia's storage can be expanded up to 128GB, whereas the Moto G's can be expanded up to 32GB only.

Price:
The Moto G 4G costs $224, while the Microsoft Lumia 640 costs $150 for the 3G version and $173 for the 4G version.