Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 625 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Nokia Lumia 638

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung Nokia
Announced July 2013 September 2013 December 2014
Status Available - August 2013 Available - September 2013 Available - December 2014
Price - - Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Orange, Bright green, Yellow, Black and white Black, White, Pink Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133.2 x 72.2 x 9.2 mm
(5.24 x 2.84 x 0.36 in)
151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
129.5 x 66.7 x 9.2 mm
(5.1 x 2.63 x 0.36 in)
Weight 159 g (5.61 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz) 136 g (4.8 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 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - S Pen stylus -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 330 (LTE model) Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 3 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 32/64 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, ClearBlack Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.7 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.05% 74.98% 64.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Touch focus, Landscape orientation, Auto and manual exposure, Auto and manual white balance, Active toolbar, Full screen viewfinder, Geotagging Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, 1/4
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.0, A2DP, LE/ apt-X after WP8 Denim update
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 512 MB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-5H)
Capacity 2000 mAh 3200 mAh 1830 mAh
Stand by Up to 552 h Up to 420 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 23 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 15 h 12 min (3G)
Up to 21 h (3G) -