Phone Comparison - HTC One vs Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Nokia Samsung
Announced February 2013 July 2013 December 2013
Status Released - March 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - December 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Yellow Dive Blue, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.4 x 68.2 x 9.3 mm
(5.41 x 2.69 x 0.37 in)
130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
139.7 x 71.3 x 9.1 mm
(5.5 x 2.81 x 0.36 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE (market dependent) LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE-A
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 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 32/64 GB 32 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3 TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (469 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.90% 61.80% 69.06%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 4 MP UltraPixels, 2688 x 1520 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, 1/3' sensor size, simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, face and smile detection, OIS Carl Zeiss optics, Auto Focus, 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Optical Zoom, Panorama Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Aqua Mode
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Class 33
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Class 33
3G HSPA+; 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 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE-A, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) 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 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - 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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2000 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - Up to 384 h -
Talk Time - Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)
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