Samsung Wave 725 vs Nokia Lumia 925

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Comparing the Samsung Wave 725 vs Nokia Lumia 925 across camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Rear Camera: Nokia Lumia 925 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8.7 MP, while Samsung Wave 725 offers 5 MP, making Nokia Lumia 925 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Nokia Lumia 925 offers a higher front camera resolution with 1.2 MP, while Samsung Wave 725 offers 0.3 MP, making Nokia Lumia 925 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Nokia Lumia 925 offers a higher battery capacity with 2000 mAh, while Samsung Wave 725 offers 1350 mAh, making Nokia Lumia 925 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia Lumia 925 offers higher internal storage with 16 GB, while Samsung Wave 725 offers 150 GB, making Nokia Lumia 925 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Nokia Lumia 925 receives a higher user rating of 3.3, while Samsung Wave 725 has a rating of 3.

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Summary

Release Date

16 Dec, 2011
10 Jun, 2013
06 May, 2026

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

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  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

3/5
(1 rating)
3.3/5
(53 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Bada v2.0
Windows v8
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Chipset

N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

832 MHz
Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Krait
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
Adreno 225
Adreno 829

RAM

N/A
1 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

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
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 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
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Type

TFT
AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

3.65 inches  (9.27 cm)
4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

320x480 px
768x1280 px (HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

158 ppi
332 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

55.07 %
63.23 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v2
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

113.8 mm
129 mm
150.83 mm

Width

63.3 mm
70.6 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

12.2 mm
8.5 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

121 grams
139 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
8.7 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom26 mm focal length
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
4 x Digital Zoom
N/A

Video Recording

640x480 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization
N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Front Camera
1.2 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
1280x720 fps
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1350 mAh
2000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 6.5 Hours(2G)
Up to 12.8 Hours(3G) / Up to 18.3 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

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

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

150 MB
16 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
N/A
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: H.263 H.264 MPEG4 DivX
N/A
N/A

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Vibration
N/A
N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: eAAC+ MP3 WAV
N/A
N/A

Special Features

Voice Memo
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

Yes + Downloadable
N/A
N/A

Java

Yes MIDP 2.0
N/A
N/A

Browser

Yes HTML WAP 2.0 XHTML
N/A
N/A

Phone Book

Yes Photocall Practically Unlimited
N/A
N/A

SMS

Yes
N/A
N/A

MMS

Yes
N/A
N/A

Email

Yes Push e-mail
N/A
N/A

Instant Messaging

Yes
N/A
N/A

Other Facilities

Organizer Image editor Voice memo Predictive text input
N/A
N/A

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