Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Core I8260 vs Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 LTE vs Nokia 515

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Nokia
Announced April 2013 June 2013 August 2013
Status Available - May 2013 Coming Soon - Q3 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors White, Blue Black, White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.3 x 67.6 x 8.95 mm
(5.09 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
121.2 x 62.7 x 10 mm
(4.77 x 2.47 x 0.39 in)
114 x 48 x 11 mm
(4.49 x 1.89 x 0.43 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 119.5 g (4.2.0.18 oz) 101.1 g (3.56.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Single piece of anodised, sandblasted aluminium

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Symbian Series 30
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625 Snapdragon S4 Play Dual-core 1.2 GHz -
GPU Adreno 203 - -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 64 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available) 8 GB (5 GB user available) 256 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LCD, Gorilla Glass 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 262K colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 2.4 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.19% 60.05% 32.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes no

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Sound & Shot, Best Shot, Best Photo, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Voice-Guided Self-Portrait, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, QVGA@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No
Browser HTML5 HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 1000 entries
Call Records Practically unlimited Practically unlimited Yes
Internal 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 256 MB, 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U)
Capacity 1800 mAh 1800 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h - Up to 912 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h - Up to 10 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 18 min (3G)