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Nokia Lumia 525 vs Nokia XL

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Rs. 7,500
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Summary
42%
Performance

Snapdragon S4

1 GB RAM

Snapdragon S4 Play

768 MB RAM

Display

4.0" (10.16 cm)

480x800 px

5.0" (12.7 cm)

480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1430 mAh

10.66 h talktime (3G)

2000 mAh

13 h talktime (3G)

Storage

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

2 MP

Single Camera

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4.2/5 based on 2,885 ratings

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General
Launch Date

May 15, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Windows v8

Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

Performance
Poor
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8227

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225

CPU

Dual core, 1 GHz

Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortex A5

Graphics

Adreno 305

Adreno 203

RAM

1 GB

768 MB

Display
Average
Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

4.0 " (10.16 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

Pixel Density

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.35 %

64.77 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
Size Compare
Size Compare
Dimensions

Height: 119.9 mm
Width: 64 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm

Height: 141.4 mm
Width: 77.7 mm
Thickness: 10.9 mm

Weight

124 grams

190 grams

Colours

Black, Blue, Red, White, Yellow

Black, Blue, Green, Orange, Red, White, Yellow

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)

5 MP f/2.8, Primary Camera(32 mm focal length)

Autofocus

Flash

No

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

ISO control

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

480x848x30 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Resolution

2 MP, Primary Camera

Autofocus

No

Flash

No

Battery
Average
Capacity

1430 mAh

2000 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

TalkTime

Up to 10.66 Hours(3G) / Up to 17 Hours(2G)

Up to 13 Hours(3G) / Up to 16 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 336 Hours(3G) / Up to 336 Hours(2G)

Up to 720 Hours(2G)

USB Type-C

No

No

Storage
Good
Internal Memory

8 GB

4 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

, Up to 32 GB

USB OTG

No

No

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Class B
EDGE:
236.8 kbps

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
85.6 kbps
EDGE:
236.8 kbps

SIM 2

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v3.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS

NFC

No

No

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

HDMI

No

Multimedia
FM Radio

, Stereo FM

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

No

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Applications

DirectX 11, Touch UI, XBox-Live Hub.