Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Core I8260 vs Nokia Lumia 525 vs Samsung Galaxy Core Advance

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia Samsung
Announced April 2013 November 2013 December 2013
Status Available - May 2013 Available - January 2014 Available - February 2014
Colors White, Blue Yellow, orange, white, black Deep Blue, Pearl White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.3 x 67.6 x 8.95 mm
(5.09 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
133.3 x 70.5 x 9.7 mm
(5.25 x 2.78 x 0.38 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Super sensitive touch for finger nail and glove use, Changeable backcover -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625 Snapdragon S4 Play Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 203 Adreno 305 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available) 8 GB ROM 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2D Hardened Glass TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.19% 59.47% 66.57%
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, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Nokia Smart Camera, Cinemagraph lens, Panorama lens, Bing vision Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1430 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 336 h -
Talk Time Up to 9 h Up to 16 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 36 min (3G)
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