Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S III T999 vs Nokia Lumia 520

Samsung Galaxy S III T999
samsung galaxy s iii t999
Nokia Lumia 520
nokia lumia 520
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia
Announced June 2012 February 2013
Status Available - June 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Pebble blue, Marble white Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 59.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 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
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)