Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Micromax Canvas Gold A300 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Duos

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Micromax Samsung
Announced July 2013 June 2014 October 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Available - June 2014 Available - October 2014
Colors Black, White, Yellow Gold, White with Gold, Black with Gold Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
- 153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
Weight 158 g (5.57 oz) - 175 g (6.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1
TD-SCDMA 1880 / 2010 - SIM 1
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 7) - SIM 1
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- S Pen stylus

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Mediatek MT6592 Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
GPU Adreno 225 Mali-450MP4 Adreno 420
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 32 GB (25 GB for mass storage and 1 GB for applications) 16 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.80% - 74.32%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels) 16 MP, 4640 x 3480 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash Xenon Flash LED flash optical image stabil
Features Carl Zeiss optics, Auto Focus, 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Optical Zoom, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, 360 degree Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar] 3.7 MP, 1440p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB Host, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB (25 GB for mass storage and 1 GB for applications), 2 GB R 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2300 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h Up to 210 h Up to 381 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 8 h -