Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 925 vs Samsung Galaxy Grand 3 vs Lava Iris X8

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung Lava
Announced May 2013 Expected Announcement - November 2014 February 2015
Status Available - June 2013 Rumored - December 2014 Available - February 2015
Price - Rs. 11,990 ($176.32) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,649 ($97.78) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129 x 70.6 x 8.5 mm
(5.08 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
- 143.4x70.9x8.6 mm
(5.65x2.79x0.34 in)
Weight 139 g (4.9 oz) - 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G7200
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G7202 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
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 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - RM-892
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 - RM-893
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - SM-G7205 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 306 Mali-450MP4
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16 GB 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage)
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.18% - -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio FM Radio with 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 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
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/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, BSI III Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP wide Angle, 720p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] Yes, 3 MP [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(21.1)/5.76 Mbps (region dependent)
LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (G7205 only)
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BL-4YW) - Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2500 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 440 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 18 h 18 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 48 min (3G)
- Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)