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Samsung Ativ S vs Nokia Lumia 1520

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Nokia
Announced
August 2012 October 2013
Status
Released - December 2012 Available - November 2013
Colors
Gray Yellow, white, black, red
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
137.2 x 70.5 x 8.7 mm
(5.4 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
Weight
135 g (4.76 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.8 inches [Similar] 6.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.65% 71.44%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber
Processor
Dual-core Krait 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics [Similar]
Flash
LED flash Dual-LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera
Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW)
Capacity
2300 mAh 3400 mAh
Stand by
Up to 168 h (2G)
Up to 218 h (3G)
Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 14 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 27 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
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