Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs HTC 10

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung HTC
Announced July 2013 August 2014 April 2016
Status Available - July 2013 Available - September 2014 Available - April 2016
Price - - Rs. 41,500 ($610.29) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Yellow Black, white, gold, silver, blue Carbon Gray, Topaz Gold, Glacier Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
145.9 x 71.9 x 9 mm
(5.74 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
Weight 158 g (5.57 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz) 161 g (5.68 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - EMEA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430 Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
GPU Adreno 225 Mali-T628 MP6 Adreno 530
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super LCD5 Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.7 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (320 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (565 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.80% 66.95% 71.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No 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) 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 12 MP
Flash Xenon Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
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 And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Laser Auto-focus, f/1.8, 26mm, OIS, 1/2.3'' sensor size, 1.55µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.8, 23mm, OIS, autofocus, 1.34 µm pixel size, 1080p, HDR [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 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1860 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h - Up to 456 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)
- Up to 27 h (3G)