Phone Comparison - Huawei Ascend W2 vs Samsung Galaxy Express vs Nokia Lumia 625

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Samsung Nokia
Announced November 2013 January 2013 July 2013
Status Available - December 2015 Available - March 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors Black, White, Yellow, Red, Cyan White Orange, Bright green, Yellow, Black and white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134 x 67 x 9.9 mm
(5.28 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
132.2 x 69.1 x 9.3 mm
(5.2 x 2.72 x 0.37 in)
133.2 x 72.2 x 9.2 mm
(5.24 x 2.84 x 0.36 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 139.1 g (4.9.0.04 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8230 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 305 - Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.5 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 800 x 480 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.60% 63.29% 65.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM r Yes
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Touch focus, Landscape orientation, Auto and manual exposure, Auto and manual white balance, Active toolbar, Full screen viewfinder, Geotagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1700 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 395 h Up to 830 h (2G)
Up to 770 h (3G)
Up to 552 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h 30 min Up to 22 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 23 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 15 h 12 min (3G)