Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 525 vs Nokia 220 vs Nokia 225

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced November 2013 February 2014 April 2014
Status Available - January 2014 Available - February 2014 Coming Soon - Q2 2014
Colors Yellow, orange, white, black Red, Yellow, Cyan, White, Black Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
116.4 x 50.3 x 13.2 mm
(4.58 x 1.98 x 0.52 in)
124 x 55.5 x 10.4 mm
(4.88 x 2.19 x 0.41 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 83.6 (2.93.0.21) 99.8 g (3.49.0.28 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual SIM model only)
GSM 900 / 1800
GSM 900 / 1800
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
No No
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Super sensitive touch for finger nail and glove use, Changeable backcover - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 ODM Nokia OS Series 30+
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 - -
GPU Adreno 305 - -
RAM 1 GB N/A N/A
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM - -
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2D Hardened Glass TFT TFT
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 4.0 inches 2.4 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 30.34% 35.21%
Multi-Touch yes no no

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Nokia Smart Camera, Cinemagraph lens, Panorama lens, Bing vision 1/5' Sensor Size 1/5' Sensor Size
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes No Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n No No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v1.1 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No No
Browser HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 500 entries 1000 entries
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes Yes
Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM - -
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4UL)
Capacity 1430 mAh 1100 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 336 h Up to 576 h Up to 864 h
Talk Time Up to 16 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 15 h Up to 21 h