Samsung Galaxy S Duos vs Nokia Lumia 525

Share  

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S Duos vs Nokia Lumia 525 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Samsung Galaxy S Duos and Nokia Lumia 525 run at the same processing speed of 1.0 GHz.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy S Duos and Nokia Lumia 525 offer the same screen size of 4 inches, but Nokia Lumia 525 features a IPS LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy S Duos's TFT, making Nokia Lumia 525 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S Duos and Nokia Lumia 525 feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S Duos offers a higher battery capacity with 1500 mAh, while Nokia Lumia 525 offers 1430 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S Duos better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia Lumia 525 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S Duos offers 4 GB, making Nokia Lumia 525 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Nokia Lumia 525 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Samsung Galaxy S Duos has a rating of 3.7.

...read more
Samsung Galaxy S Duos
₹5,379
(Discontinued)
Nokia Lumia 525
₹7,500
(Discontinued)
Add to Compare

Summary

Spec Score

52%
N/A

Release Date

16 Sep, 2012
06 Jan, 2013

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon S1
Snapdragon S4
(upto 1 GHz)
Dual Core (upto 1 GHz)
768 MB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

N/A
4 inches (10.16 cm)
4.0 inches (10.16 cm)
TFT
IPS LCD
480x800 px
480x800 px

Rear Camera

N/A
5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
N/A

Battery

N/A
1500 mAh
1430 mAh
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

4 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

3.7/5
(4,088 ratings)
4.2/5
(2,133 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Windows v8

Performance

Performance Rating

Poor
N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227A
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8227

Processor

Single core, 1 GHz, Cortex A5
Dual core, 1 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 200
Adreno 305

RAM

768 MB
1 GB

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
N/A

Display Type

TFT
IPS LCD

Screen Size

4 inches  (10.16 cm)
4.0 inches  (10.16 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px
480x800 px

Pixel Density

233 ppi
233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.4 %
59.35 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

121.5 mm
119.9 mm

Width

63.1 mm
64 mm

Thickness

10.5 mm
9.9 mm

Weight

120 grams
124 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Below Avg
N/A

Resolution

5 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor
5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.428 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
No

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

ISO control
Exposure compensation

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

Video Recording

640x480 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A

Capacity

1500 mAh
1430 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 8.6 Hours(3G) / Up to 12.8 Hours(2G)
Up to 10.66 Hours(3G) / Up to 17 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

Head: 0.18 W/kg Body: 0.45 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
No

HDMI

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
No

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Applications

N/A
DirectX 11 Touch UI XBox-Live Hub.