Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 55.5 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Alcatel |
| Windows Phone 8 | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2013-11-27 | 2017-07-10 |
| 4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 inches | 5.98 x 3.03 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.37 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black, Red, White and Yellow | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 139.00 | $ 130.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 233 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8227 chipset | MediaTek MT6738 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T860 MP2 GPU |
| 7.92 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.06 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.15 | 6.93 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1430mAh Battery | 3000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 336 hours standby time 16.9 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Alcatel A30 Plus is slightly better than Lumia 525, having a 60.6 score against 55.5. The Alcatel A30 Plus construction is newer and thinner than the Lumia 525's, but it is a lot heavier. Alcatel A30 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat operating system, and Lumia 525 counts with Windows Phone 8 operating system.
The Lumia 525 has a slightly better screen than Alcatel A30 Plus, although it has a lot smaller screen, a little bit worse pixels density and a way lower resolution of 800 x 480px. Alcatel A30 Plus features a bit more powerful CPU than Lumia 525, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with more processing cores and a higher amount of RAM.
The Alcatel A30 Plus has a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Lumia 525, because it has 8 GB more internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 128 GB. The Alcatel A30 Plus counts with a much better battery duration than Nokia Lumia 525, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1430mAh.
The Nokia Lumia 525 captures clearer photographs and videos than Alcatel A30 Plus, although it has a camera with a lot lower 5 mega pixels resolution and a lot lower 1280x720 (HD) video quality.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Alcatel A30 Plus is also the cheapest one.
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