Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 505 vs Nokia Lumia 925 vs Nokia Lumia 625

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced December 2012 May 2013 July 2013
Status Available - January 2013 Available - June 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors Black, White, Red, Pink Black, White Orange, Bright green, Yellow, Black and white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.1 x 61.2 x 11.3 mm
(4.65 x 2.41 x 0.44 in)
129 x 70.6 x 8.5 mm
(5.08 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
133.2 x 72.2 x 9.2 mm
(5.24 x 2.84 x 0.36 in)
Weight 131 g (4.62 oz) 139 g (4.9 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 850 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-892, RM-893
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-910
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA
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 SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 7.8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor 800 MHz Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon
GPU - Adreno 225 Adreno 305
RAM 256 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 16/32 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Colors 56K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 4.5 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.98% 63.18% 65.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8.7 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels
Flash No Dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Optical image stabilization, Still image editor, Face recognition Auto focus, Touch focus, Landscape orientation, Auto and manual exposure, Auto and manual white balance, Active toolbar, Full screen viewfinder, Geotagging
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP wide Angle, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with EDR 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB 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 support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 256 MB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No No 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BL-4YW) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1300 mAh (BP-3L) 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
Up to 440 h (3G) Up to 552 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 15 min (3G)
Up to 18 h 18 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 48 min (3G)
Up to 23 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 15 h 12 min (3G)