Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 900 vs Samsung Ativ S vs Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung Samsung
Announced January 2012 August 2012 August 2012
Status Available - May 2012 Released - December 2012 Available - September 2012
Colors Black, cyan Gray Titanium Gray, Marble White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.8 x 68.5 x 11.5 mm, 90 cc
(5.03 x 2.7 x 0.45 in, 3.54 cc)
137.2 x 70.5 x 8.7 mm
(5.4 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm
(5.95 x 3.17 x 0.37 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1.4 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm APQ8055 Snapdragon Dual-core Krait 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 225 Mali-400MP
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.8 inches 5.55 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (265 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.10% 65.65% 69.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, VGA@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Yes Yes
Edge Class 33 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps DL, 25 Mbps UL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 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, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - 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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1830 mAh (BP-6EW) 2300 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 168 h (2G)
Up to 218 h (3G)
Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 890 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 14 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 35 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)