Nokia Lumia 525 vs. Nokia XL: For avid Nokia users who are looking out for a new phone, here is a comparison of its two budget-friendly models: the Nokia Lumia 525 and the Nokia XL.

When it comes to display size, the Nokia XL offers a bigger viewing experience with its 5-inch IPS LCD capacitive touch screen with a 480 x 800 resolution, compared to the Lumia 525, which has a 4-inch interface with the same 480 x 800 resolution.

In terms of crisper and vibrant colors of images and videos, the Lumia 525 stands as the winner. It has a 233 PPi pixel display density, which is relatively higher than the 187 ppi pixel display density of the Nokia XL.

The Lumia 525 is also a portable choice with a dimension of 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm and weight of 124 grams, compared to the XL’s 141.4 x 77.7 x 10.9 mm dimensions and 190-gram weight.

Running on the Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Black operating system, the Lumia 525 has a 1 GB RAM with an 8-GB internal memory (expandable up to 64 GB). The Nokia XL, on the other hand, runs on the Android Jelly Bean OS with a 768 of RAM and 4 GB of internal memory (expandable up to 32 GB).

Under the hood, the Nokia XL is powered by a 1 GHz dual core cortex A5 processor and Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play chipset. The Lumia 525 is equipped with a 1 GHz dual core processor and Qualcomm MSM8227 chipset.

Overall, the handsets’ hardware and OS are fairly at the same range. The Lumia 525 has a slight advantage over the XL primarily because of its higher memory and RAM, which allows more apps and multi-function capabilities.

Both smartphones sport a 5 Megapixel rear camera with autofocus and LED flash. However, the Nokia XL has the upper hand with a front 2 MP camera.

The Nokia XL’s Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery allows a longer talk time of around 13 hours, compared to the Lumia’s Li-Ion 1430 mAh battery with only 10 hours and 40 minutes. However, the Lumia 525 can play longer music with about 48 hours compared to the XL which can only run up to 37 hours.

Both are prime smartphones which fare well when it comes to performance, battery life, display, and even camera. It is up to you to decide which aspect is more important.