Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia V vs Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2 vs Nokia Lumia 625

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Nokia
Announced August 2012 January 2013 July 2013
Status Released - December 2012 Available - March 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors Black, White, Pink Gray Orange, Bright green, Yellow, Black and white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129 x 65 x 10.7 mm
(5.08 x 2.56 x 0.42 in)
130.5 x 67.7 x 12 mm
(5.14 x 2.67 x 0.47 in)
133.2 x 72.2 x 9.2 mm
(5.24 x 2.84 x 0.36 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 148.5 g (5.22.0.18 oz) 159 g (5.61 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 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE 800 / 2600 - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Dual-core 1 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 225 - Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB 4 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.63% 51.65% 65.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - Yes
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Touch focus, Landscape orientation, Auto and manual exposure, Auto and manual white balance, Active toolbar, Full screen viewfinder, Geotagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 1700 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 570 h Up to 552 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
- Up to 23 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 15 h 12 min (3G)