Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 1020 vs LG G3 vs Samsung Galaxy S6

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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia LG Samsung
Announced July 2013 May 2014 March 2015
Status Available - July 2013 Available - June 2014 Available - April 2015
Price - - Rs. 29,999 ($441.16) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Yellow Black, White, Gold White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm
(5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)
Weight 158 g (5.57 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
LTE - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 800 / 900 /1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 330 Mali-T760
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 16 GB ROM 32/64/128 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3 True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.1 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (577 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.80% 76.42% 70.66%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Yes No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels) 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels, OIS
Flash Xenon Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Carl Zeiss optics, Auto Focus, 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Optical Zoom, Panorama Auto focus, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, OIS Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL/ EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v3.0 (SlimPort), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 3000 mAh 2550 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h - -
Talk Time Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)
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