Phone Comparison - HTC Desire XC vs Nokia Lumia 625

HTC Desire XC
htc desire xc
Nokia Lumia 625
nokia lumia 625
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Nokia
Announced June 2013 July 2013
Status Available - June 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors White, Black Orange, Bright green, Yellow, Black and white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.5 x 62.3 x 9.4 mm
(4.7 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
133.2 x 72.2 x 9.2 mm
(5.24 x 2.84 x 0.36 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - SIM 1 Only HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), with HTC Sense 4.0 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.30% 65.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto 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 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; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 8 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 552 h
Talk Time - Up to 23 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 15 h 12 min (3G)