Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs Nokia Lumia 925 vs Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nokia Samsung
Announced September 2012 May 2013 June 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Available - June 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White Urban Grey, Dive Blue, Orange Flare
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
129 x 70.6 x 8.5 mm
(5.08 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
139.7 x 71.3 x 9.1 mm
(5.5 x 2.81 x 0.36 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
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
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - RM-892
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 - RM-893
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Dust and Water Resistant (IP67)
Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm MDM9215 + APQ8064pro
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Adreno 225 Adreno 320
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive touchscreen, Glove Touch, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 63.18% 69.06%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 8.7 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Optical image stabilization, Still image editor, Face recognition Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Drama Shot, Sound&Shot, Aqua mode, Beauty face, Best photo, Continuous shot, Best face, Animated photo, Rich ton
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec., slow motion video capture
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP wide Angle, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [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 Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 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, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BL-4YW) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 2000 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h Up to 440 h (3G) Up to 312 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 18 h 18 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 48 min (3G)
Up to 17 h