Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S III I535 vs Nokia Lumia 1020

Samsung Galaxy S III I535
samsung galaxy s iii i535
Nokia Lumia 1020
nokia lumia 1020
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia
Announced June 2012 July 2013
Status Available - July 2012 Available - July 2013
Colors Pebble blue, Marble white Black, White, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.2 x 71.1 x 7.6 mm
(5.4 x 2.8 x 0.3 in)
130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
Weight 133.2 g (4.69.0.07 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 13 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.09% 61.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels) [Similar]
Flash LED flash Xenon Flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Carl Zeiss optics, Auto Focus, 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Optical Zoom, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Up to 107 kbps
Edge No Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSPA+, Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

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

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, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover
Capacity 2100 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h Up to 384 h
Talk Time Up to 15 h Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)