Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 625 vs Sony Xperia E3 vs Samsung Galaxy J1

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony Samsung
Announced July 2013 September 2014 January 2015
Status Available - August 2013 Available - September 2014 Available - January 2015
Price - - Rs. 5,850 ($86.03) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Orange, Bright green, Yellow, Black and white Black, White, Lime, Copper Blue, Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133.2 x 72.2 x 9.2 mm
(5.24 x 2.84 x 0.36 in)
137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
129 x 68.2 x 8.9 mm
(5.08 x 2.69 x 0.35 in)
Weight 159 g (5.61 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (single or dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (dual SIM)
4G Network LTE LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Shatter Proof Glass -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 305 -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.5 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.05% 58.23% 59.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Touch focus, Landscape orientation, Auto and manual exposure, Auto and manual white balance, Active toolbar, Full screen viewfinder, Geotagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
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, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2330 mAh 1850 mAh
Stand by Up to 552 h Up to 706 h -
Talk Time Up to 23 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 15 h 12 min (3G)
Up to 12 h 20 min Up to 10 h (3G)