Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 925 vs Samsung Galaxy A5

Nokia Lumia 925
nokia lumia 925
Samsung Galaxy A5
samsung galaxy a5
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung
Announced May 2013 October 2014
Status Available - June 2013 Available - November 2014
Price - Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129 x 70.6 x 8.5 mm
(5.08 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight 139 g (4.9 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network 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 / 1900 / 2100
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

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.18% 70.85%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge 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 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, BLE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

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