Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Nokia Lumia 1020

Apple iPhone 4S
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Nokia Lumia 1020
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nokia
Announced October 2011 July 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - July 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
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

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 61.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas 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, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR 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, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No
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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover
Capacity 1432 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 384 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)