Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Nokia Lumia 625

Apple iPhone 3GS
apple iphone 3gs
Nokia Lumia 625
nokia lumia 625
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nokia
Announced June 2009 July 2013
Status Available - June 2009 Available - August 2013
Colors Black, White Orange, Bright green, Yellow, Black and white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
133.2 x 72.2 x 9.2 mm
(5.24 x 2.84 x 0.36 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 65.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Touch focus, Landscape orientation, Auto and manual exposure, Auto and manual white balance, Active toolbar, Full screen viewfinder, Geotagging
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 8 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 552 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 23 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 15 h 12 min (3G)