Phone Comparison - Samsung Ativ S vs Huawei Ascend W2 vs Nokia Lumia 620

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Huawei Nokia
Announced August 2012 November 2013 December 2012
Status Released - December 2012 Available - December 2015 Available - January 2013
Colors Gray Black, White, Yellow, Red, Cyan Lime green, orange, magenta, yellow, cyan, white, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.2 x 70.5 x 8.7 mm
(5.4 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
134 x 67 x 9.9 mm
(5.28 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
115.4 x 61.1 x 11 mm
(4.54 x 2.41 x 0.43 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 127 g (4.48 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 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core Krait 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8230 Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 8 GB 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 4.3 inches 3.8 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 800 x 480 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.65% 58.60% 58.06%
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 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class B
Edge Yes Yes Class B
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
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 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2300 mAh 1700 mAh 1300 mAh (BL-4J)
Stand by Up to 168 h (2G)
Up to 218 h (3G)
Up to 395 h Up to 330 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 14 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 9 h 30 min Up to 14 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 50 min (3G)