Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 925 vs Sony Xperia A

Nokia Lumia 925
nokia lumia 925
Sony Xperia A
sony xperia a
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony
Announced May 2013 May 2013
Status Available - June 2013 Coming Soon - May 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Pink, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129 x 70.6 x 8.5 mm
(5.08 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
131 x 67 x 10.5 mm
(5.16 x 2.64 x 0.41 in)
Weight 139 g (4.9 oz) 141 g (4.97 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-892, RM-893
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-910
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - RM-892
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 - RM-893
LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches [Similar] 4.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.18% 66.57%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8.7 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED flash LED flash
Features PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Optical image stabilization, Still image editor, Face recognition Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Smile Shutter, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP wide Angle, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BL-4YW) Li-ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 440 h (3G) Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 390 h (LTE)
Talk Time Up to 18 h 18 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 48 min (3G)
Up to 9 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)