Phone Comparison - Samsung Ativ S vs Nokia Lumia 928

Samsung Ativ S
samsung ativ s
Nokia Lumia 928
nokia lumia 928
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia
Announced August 2012 April 2013
Status Released - December 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors Gray Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.2 x 70.5 x 8.7 mm
(5.4 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
133 x 68.9 x 10.1 mm
(5.24 x 2.71 x 0.4 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900/ 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network - LTE
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 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.65% 62.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8.7 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash Xenon Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization 1.4 µm pixel size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, Carl Zeiss optics, optical image stabilization, autofocus, Automatic motion blur reduction
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Channel Bonding
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 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery (BV-4NW)
Capacity 2300 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 168 h (2G)
Up to 218 h (3G)
Up to 606 h (2G)
Up to 541 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 14 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 11 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 16 h 12 min (3G)