Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 925 vs Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Samsung
Announced May 2013 July 2013 August 2014
Status Available - June 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Yellow Black, white, gold, silver, blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129 x 70.6 x 8.5 mm
(5.08 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
Weight 139 g (4.9 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - RM-892
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 - RM-893
LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 225 Mali-T628 MP6
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 32 GB 32 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.5 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (320 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.18% 61.80% 66.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8.7 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels) 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash Dual-LED flash Xenon Flash LED flash
Features PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Optical image stabilization, Still image editor, Face recognition Carl Zeiss optics, Auto Focus, 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Optical Zoom, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP wide Angle, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 2.1 MP [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 Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G 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 HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BL-4YW) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2000 mAh 1860 mAh
Stand by Up to 440 h (3G) Up to 384 h -
Talk Time Up to 18 h 18 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 48 min (3G)
Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)
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