Which Nokia smartphone is the ideal purchase for consumers? The Lumia 625, the Lumia 525 or the Lumia 520.
In terms of design and display, the Lumia 525 has a WVGA IPS LCD model measuring 4 inches that can render a screen resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. The display has super sensitive sensors, meaning that the screen is highly responsive to the touch. The Lumia 520 has an IPS LCD model measuring 4 inches which can render a screen resolution of 800 x 400 pixels and finally, the Lumia 625 has larger 4.7 inches display model that can render a screen resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.
For hardware and OS, Lumia 525 is equipped with a processor that runs at 1 GHz and a Snapdragon chipset from Qualcomm. It supports 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal memory (expandable by up to 64 GB via microSD card). Microsoft provides this smartphone with 7 GB of free cloud storage.
The Lumia 520 is powered by a dual core processor working at 1 GHz which is paired up with a Snapdragon chipset from Qualcomm. The processor is backed up by only 512 MB of RAM, but the handset supports the same amount of internal memory as the Lumia 525: 8 GB (with the possibility of expansion by 64 GB via microSD card).Microsoft also provides 7 GB of free cloud storage.
The Lumia 625 is a dual core processor working at 1.2 GHz paired up with a Snapdragon chipset from Qualcomm. The handset supports 512 MB of RAM and 8 GB of internal memory (expandable by up to 64 GB).
All three smartphones run on the Windows Phone OS.
For the camera and battery specs, the Lumia 525 has primary camera of 5 MP and features like digital zoom and autofocus. The battery unit has 1430 mAh for capacity and it is estimated to last around 10.6 hours of talking time. Other tests on the battery proved that the battery can last: 7.5 hours of browsing time, 14 days of stand-by time, 48 hours of music play time and 5.9 hours of video play time.
The Lumia 520 primary camera also has 5 MP with features like digital zoom and autofocus. The battery unit comes with a capacity of 1430 mAh which is estimated to last 9.7 hours of talking time. Other tests show that the battery can last up to: 5.9 hours of video play time, 16 days of stand-by time, 6.5 hours of browsing time and 52 hours of music play.
The Lumia 625 primary camera is also 5 MP and the battery unit has a capacity of 2000 mAh which is estimated to last around 15.2 hours of talking time. This battery can last up to: 7.2 hours of browsing time, 23 days of stand-by time, 90 hours of music play time and 6.8 of video play time.
The Lumia 525 cost $280.99, while the Lumia 520 is only $95.65, and the Lumia 625 is around $244.91.
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