Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 925 vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung Samsung
Announced May 2013 December 2015 March 2016
Status Available - June 2013 Coming Soon - December 2015 Available - March 2016
Price - Rs. 17,300 ($254.41) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,990 ($176.32) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Various Gold, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129 x 70.6 x 8.5 mm
(5.08 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm
(5.3 x 2.57 x 0.29 in)
145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm
(5.74 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
Weight 139 g (4.9 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
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 - J510F, J510G, J510FN
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J510Y, J510M
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - RM-892
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 - RM-893
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J510F, J510FN
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 306 Adreno 306
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.7 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.18% 69.65% 70.93%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio FM radio, RDS, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8.7 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP
Flash Dual-LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Optical image stabilization, Still image editor, Face recognition Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP wide Angle, 720p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BL-4YW) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2300 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 440 h (3G) - Up to 369 h
Talk Time Up to 18 h 18 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 48 min (3G)
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