Phone Comparison - Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active vs Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia Samsung
Announced June 2013 July 2013 Q3 2013
Status Available - June 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - Q3 2013
Colors Urban Grey, Dive Blue, Orange Flare Black, White, Yellow White Frost, Black Mist / Arctic Blue, Red Aurora
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.7 x 71.3 x 9.1 mm
(5.5 x 2.81 x 0.36 in)
130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Dust and Water Resistant (IP67)
Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm MDM9215 + APQ8064pro Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 225 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive touchscreen, Glove Touch, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.06% 61.80% 72.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels) 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash Xenon Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Drama Shot, Sound&Shot, Aqua mode, Beauty face, Best photo, Continuous shot, Best face, Animated photo, Rich ton Carl Zeiss optics, Auto Focus, 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Optical Zoom, Panorama Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec., slow motion video capture Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 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 HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2000 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 312 h Up to 384 h Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 17 h (3G)