Phone Comparison - Samsung Ativ S vs Nokia Lumia 520

Samsung Ativ S
samsung ativ s
Nokia Lumia 520
nokia lumia 520
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia
Announced August 2012 February 2013
Status Released - December 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Gray Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.2 x 70.5 x 8.7 mm
(5.4 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core Krait 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.65% 59.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with 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
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 168 h (2G)
Up to 218 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 14 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)