Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 625 vs Nokia Asha 500 vs Samsung Galaxy Express 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Samsung
Announced July 2013 October 2013 October 2013
Status Available - August 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Orange, Bright green, Yellow, Black and white Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133.2 x 72.2 x 9.2 mm
(5.24 x 2.84 x 0.36 in)
100.3 x 58.1 x 12.8 mm
(3.95 x 2.29 x 0.5 in)
132.4 x 65.7 x 9.8 mm
(5.21 x 2.59 x 0.39 in)
Weight 159 g (5.61 oz) 101 g (3.56 oz) 134.2 g (4.73.0.07 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon - Dual-core 1.7 GHz
GPU Adreno 305 - -
RAM 512 MB 64 MB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB N/A 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2 TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 2.8 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.05% 41.58% 64.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch focus, Landscape orientation, Auto and manual exposure, Auto and manual white balance, Active toolbar, Full screen viewfinder, Geotagging - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes,QVGA@13fps Yes, 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 42.8 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL N/A HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 512 MB RAM 64 MB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1200 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 552 h Up to 840 h -
Talk Time Up to 23 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 15 h 12 min (3G)
Up to 14 h -