Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Nokia Lumia 830

Apple iPhone 4S
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Nokia Lumia 830
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nokia
Announced October 2011 September 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Orange, green, white, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
139.4 x 70.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.49 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 69.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No FM radio
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 10 MP, Carl Zeiss Optics [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, OIS, 1/3.4'' sensor size, PureView technology, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 0.9 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery (BV-L4A)
Capacity 1432 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 48 min (3G)