Phone Comparison - Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4 vs Nokia Lumia 925 vs Nokia Lumia 930

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia Nokia
Announced March 2013 May 2013 April 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - June 2013 Available - June 2014
Colors White Frost, Black Mist Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
129 x 70.6 x 8.5 mm
(5.08 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
137 x 71 x 9.8 mm
(5.39 x 2.8 x 0.39 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-892, RM-893
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-910
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (Dependent on Country) LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - RM-892
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 - RM-893
LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5410 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU PowerVR SGX 544MP3 Adreno 225 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.15% 63.18% 70.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8.7 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED flash Carl Zeiss optics
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Optical image stabilization, Still image editor, Face recognition 1/2.5' Sensor Size, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec. Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP wide Angle, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No No
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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BL-4YW) Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2000 mAh 2420 mAh
Stand by Up to 350 h Up to 440 h (3G) Up to 432 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h Up to 18 h 18 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 48 min (3G)
Up to 11 h 30 m (2G)
Up to 15 h 30 m (3G)