Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Nokia Lumia 930

Samsung Galaxy Nexus
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Nokia Lumia 930
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia
Announced October 2011 April 2014
Status Available - November 2011 Available - June 2014
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
137 x 71 x 9.8 mm
(5.39 x 2.8 x 0.39 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU No [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.65 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.72% 70.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels [Similar] 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash Carl Zeiss optics
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection 1/2.5' Sensor Size, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2420 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
Up to 432 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 11 h 30 m (2G)
Up to 15 h 30 m (3G)