Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 505 vs Motorola Moto G vs Nokia Lumia 525

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Motorola Nokia
Announced December 2012 November 2013 November 2013
Status Available - January 2013 Available - November 2013 Available - January 2014
Colors Black, White, Red, Pink Black, White Yellow, orange, white, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.1 x 61.2 x 11.3 mm
(4.65 x 2.41 x 0.44 in)
129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 131 g (4.62 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Super sensitive touch for finger nail and glove use, Changeable backcover

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 7.8 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor 800 MHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4
GPU - Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 256 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8/16 GB 8 GB ROM
External Memory No No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2D Hardened Glass
Colors 56K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 4.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.98% - 59.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No LED Flash No
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Nokia Smart Camera, Cinemagraph lens, Panorama lens, Bing vision
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 256 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1300 mAh (BP-3L) 2070 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
- Up to 336 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 15 min (3G)
Up to 24 h Up to 16 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 36 min (3G)