Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Core I8260 vs Samsung Galaxy Core LTE vs Nokia XL

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Nokia
Announced April 2013 February 2014 February 2014
Status Available - May 2013 Coming Soon - Q1 2014 Available - May 2014
Colors White, Blue Black, White White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.3 x 67.6 x 8.95 mm
(5.09 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
132.9 x 66.3 x 9.8 mm
(5.23 x 2.61 x 0.39 in)
141.4 x 77.7 x 10.9 mm
(5.57 x 3.06 x 0.43 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Nokia X Software Platform 1.0 Based on Android v4.1.2 (JellyBean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625 Snapdragon S4 Play Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 203 - Adreno 203
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 768 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available) 8 GB ROM 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super PLS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.19% 63.24% 64.48%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 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, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 768 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 present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2100 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h - Up to 720 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h - Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)