Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 525 vs Nokia 225 vs Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Sony
Announced November 2013 April 2014 September 2014
Status Available - January 2014 Coming Soon - Q2 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Yellow, orange, white, black Various Black, White, Green, Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
124 x 55.5 x 10.4 mm
(4.88 x 2.19 x 0.41 in)
127.3 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm
(5.01 x 2.56 x 0.34 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 99.8 g (3.49.0.28 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5803
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5833
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Super sensitive touch for finger nail and glove use, Changeable backcover - IP68 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Nokia OS Series 30+ Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 305 - Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB N/A 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM - 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2D Hardened Glass TFT IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 2.8 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 35.21% 70.72%
Multi-Touch yes no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Nokia Smart Camera, Cinemagraph lens, Panorama lens, Bing vision 1/5' Sensor Size Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, QVGA@15fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n No Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 1000 entries Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM - 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4UL) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 1200 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 336 h Up to 864 h Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 920 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 16 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 21 h Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)