Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 525 vs Microsoft Lumia 535 vs Asus Zenfone C ZC451CG

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Microsoft Asus
Announced November 2013 November 2014 January 2015
Status Available - January 2014 Available - November 2014 Available - February 2015
Price - Rs. 7,000 ($102.94) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 5,999 ($88.22) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Yellow, orange, white, black Orange, green, white, black, gray, blue Charcoal Black, Pearl White, Cherry Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
140.2 x 72.4 x 8.8 mm
(5.52 x 2.85 x 0.35 in)
136.5 x 67 x 10.9 mm
(5.37 x 2.64 x 0.43 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2520
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 302 PowerVR SGX544MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2D Hardened Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 68.08% 60.85%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Nokia Smart Camera, Cinemagraph lens, Panorama lens, Bing vision Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Yes
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 480p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-L4A) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 1905 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 336 h Up to 552 h -
Talk Time Up to 16 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)
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