Nokia Lumia 625 vs Sony Xperia M

Comparing the Nokia Lumia 625 vs Sony Xperia M across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nokia Lumia 625 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.2 GHz, while Sony Xperia M runs at 1.0 GHz, making Nokia Lumia 625 the better performer.

Display: Nokia Lumia 625 offers a screen size of 4.7 inches, while Sony Xperia M offers 4 inches, making Nokia Lumia 625 the larger display of the two. Nokia Lumia 625 features a IPS LCD display compared to Sony Xperia M's TFT, making Nokia Lumia 625 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nokia Lumia 625 and Sony Xperia M feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Nokia Lumia 625 and Sony Xperia M feature a 0.3 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Nokia Lumia 625 offers a higher battery capacity with 2000 mAh, while Sony Xperia M offers 1750 mAh, making Nokia Lumia 625 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Nokia Lumia 625 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Sony Xperia M offers 4 GB, making Nokia Lumia 625 the better option for storage.

User Rating: Sony Xperia M receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Nokia Lumia 625 has a rating of 4.

Nokia Lumia 625

₹19,999

(Discontinued)

Sony Xperia M

₹9,990

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

16 Aug, 2013

24 Aug, 2013

11 Feb, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
Snapdragon S4 Plus	Snapdragon S4 Plus	MediaTek Dimensity 6300
(upto 1.2 GHz)	(upto 1 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
512 MB RAM	1 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)	4 inches (10.16 cm)	6.75 inches (17.15 cm)
IPS LCD	TFT	LCD
480x800 px	480x854 px	720x1570 px (HD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
5 MP Primary Camera	5 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	2 MP Mono Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
0.3 MP	0.3 MP	5 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery

N/A	N/A
2000 mAh	1750 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	45W Super VOOC Charging
N/A	N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB	4 GB	64 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Classy, subtle design
Battery easily lasts an entire day
Smooth everyday performance
Good thermal management

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Comes with an HD+ display
Android 15
Mono speaker

User Ratings

4/5

(1,832 ratings)

4.2/5

(4,322 ratings)

4.3/5

(8,484 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A

565,613

AnTuTu Score

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Aug 24, 2013

(Official)

Feb 10, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Windows Phone v8

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Android v15

OS Updates

N/A

2 Year

Security Updates

N/A

3 Year

Custom UI

N/A

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8930

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

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Processor

Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Krait

Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

512 MB

1 GB

4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

565,613

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

37.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

357

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

13.1 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD

TFT

LCD

Screen Size

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)

4 inches (10.16 cm)

6.75 inches (17.15 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

480x854 px

720x1570 px (HD+)

Brightness

N/A

700 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1125 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Pixel Density

199 ppi

245 ppi

256 ppi

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.38 %

57.34 %

85.34 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2

N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

90.6 %

Design

Height

133.2 mm

124 mm

166.6 mm

Width

72.2 mm

62 mm

78.5 mm

Thickness

9.2 mm

9.3 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

159 grams

115 grams

212 grams

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP64

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom28 mm focal length

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

N/A

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

4 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

HD @30 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

640x480 fps

N/A

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Capacity

2000 mAh

1750 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 15.2 Hours(3G) / Up to 23.9 Hours(2G)

Up to 9 Hours(3G) / Up to 10.3 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Battery Test Results

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

1h 28m

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB

4 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 800(band 20)

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28B
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) Dual antennas

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

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