Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 635 vs Motorola Moto G (Gen 2) vs Samsung Galaxy J1 mini (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Motorola Samsung
Announced April 2014 September 2014 February 2016
Status Available - May 2014 Available - September 2014 Available - February 2016
Colors Orange, Yellow, White, Black White, Black Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar White, Gold, Black
Dimension 129.5 x 66.7 x 9.2 mm
(5.1 x 2.63 x 0.36 in)
141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
126.6 x 63.1 x 10.8 mm
(4.98 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
Weight 134 g (4.73 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android L Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Spreadtrum SC8830
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 305 Mali-400MP2
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 756 MB/1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8/16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.43% 68.76% 57.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Geo-tagging, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 756 MB/1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1830 mAh 2070 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 648 h - -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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