Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 525 vs Microsoft Lumia 532 vs Microsoft Lumia 550

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Microsoft Microsoft
Announced November 2013 January 2015 October 2015
Status Available - January 2014 Available - February 2015 Available - December 2015
Price - Rs. 6,450 ($94.85) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Yellow, orange, white, black Black, White, Green, Orange Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
118.9 x 65.5 x 11.6 mm
(4.68 x 2.58 x 0.46 in)
136.1 x 67.8 x 9.9 mm
(5.36 x 2.67 x 0.39 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 136.3 g (4.8.0.11 oz) 141.9 (4.97.0.32)
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 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Super sensitive touch for finger nail and glove use, Changeable backcover - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Microsoft Windows 10
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8212 Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 302 Adreno 304
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2D Hardened Glass Capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (315 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 58.60% 64.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio FM radio with RDS FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Nokia Smart Camera, Cinemagraph lens, Panorama lens, Bing vision Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 480p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] VGA, 480p [Similar] 2 MP, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 1560 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 336 h Up to 528 h (2G)
Up to 528 h (3G)
Up to 672 h (2G)
Up to 672 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 16 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 21 h (2G)
Up to 12 h (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)