Phone Comparison - Samsung Ativ S vs Karbonn A90 vs Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Karbonn Nokia
Announced August 2012 October 2013 July 2014
Status Released - December 2012 Available - October 2013 Available - August 2014
Colors Gray White/Black Bright orange, Bright green, White, Dark grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.2 x 70.5 x 8.7 mm
(5.4 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
- 119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) - 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 No HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core Krait 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon 1 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 225 - Adreno 302
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 512 MB ROM 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.65% - 59.08%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization - 1/4' Sensor Size
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes v4.0, A2DP
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 hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-5J)
Capacity 2300 mAh 1400 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 168 h (2G)
Up to 218 h (3G)
- Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 14 h 50 min (3G)
- Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)