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Nokia Lumia 925
T-MobileRM-893
Samsung Galaxy Note II
T-MobileSGH-T889
| Global Score | |
| 62 | 71.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 8 | Android 4.1 |
| 2013-05-14 | 2012-09-19 |
| 5.08 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.94 x 3.16 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.90 ounces | 6.34 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Gray and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 225.00 | $ 215.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 768 x 1280 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 332 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.70 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.58 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 6.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2000mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 432 hours standby time 18.3 hours talk time | 288 hours standby time 15 hours talk time |
| 3.92 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note II is much better than Nokia Lumia 925, having a general score of 71.9 against 62. Despite being the best we compare here, Samsung Galaxy Note II is a thicker and noticeably heavier cellphone than Nokia Lumia 925. Samsung Galaxy Note II comes with Android 4.1 operating system, while Nokia Lumia 925 works with Windows Phone 8 operating system.
The Galaxy Note II features just a little better performance than Nokia Lumia 925, because it has a larger number of cores , a faster graphics processing unit and more RAM memory. Lumia 925 features a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher pixels density and a slightly better resolution of 1280 x 768px.
The Lumia 925 captures much better photos and videos than Galaxy Note II, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Lumia 925 also has a back-facing camera with a better resolution. The Galaxy Note II features much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Lumia 925, and although they both have the same 16 GB internal memory, the Galaxy Note II also has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 64 GB.
The Galaxy Note II has a superior battery duration than Lumia 925, because it has a 55% bigger battery size.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy Note II is also cheaper than the other phone, making this phone a very good choice.
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