Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 525 vs Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM vs Xiaomi Mi Note 2015

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Microsoft Xiaomi
Announced November 2013 November 2014 January 2015
Status Available - January 2014 Available - November 2014 Available - January 2015
Price - Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Yellow, orange, white, black Orange, green, white, black, gray, blue 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)
140.2 x 72.4 x 8.8 mm
(5.52 x 2.85 x 0.35 in)
155.1 x 77.6 x 7 mm
(6.11 x 3.06 x 0.28 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz) 161 g (5.68 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - - LTE - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Super sensitive touch for finger nail and glove use, Changeable backcover - Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Back Panel

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 302 Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 8 GB 16/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB -

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2D Hardened Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 68.08% 74.60%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio 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 x 1936 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash No LED flash dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Nokia Smart Camera, Cinemagraph lens, Panorama lens, Bing vision Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 480p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 4 MP, 1080p, 1/3 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with 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 16/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB -
USB OTG - - Supported

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-L4A) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 1905 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 336 h Up to 336 h -
Talk Time Up to 16 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)
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