Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Nokia Lumia 925 vs Motorola Moto G

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nokia Motorola
Announced June 2009 May 2013 November 2013
Status Available - June 2009 Available - June 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
129 x 70.6 x 8.5 mm
(5.08 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-892, RM-893
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-910
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - RM-892
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 - RM-893
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Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Adreno 225 Adreno 305
RAM 256 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 63.18% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8.7 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No Dual-LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Optical image stabilization, Still image editor, Face recognition Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP wide Angle, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BL-4YW) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2070 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 440 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 18 h 18 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 48 min (3G)
Up to 24 h