Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Camera GC100 vs ZTE Grand S vs Nokia Lumia 1520

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung ZTE Nokia
Announced August 2012 January 2013 October 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - March 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, White Black/Silver, Black/Red, Black/Blue, Black/White Yellow, white, black, red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128.7 x 70.8 x 19.1 mm
(5.07 x 2.79 x 0.75 in)
142 x 69 x 6.9 mm
(5.59 x 2.72 x 0.27 in)
162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
Weight 305 g (10.76 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 320 Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 16 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super Clear LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 5.0 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.69% 70.21% 71.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, autofocus 13 MP, autofocus 20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics
Flash 21x optical zoom LED flash Dual-LED flash
Features Wide-angle 23mm Lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Optical Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720x480@120fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE (optional) HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
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

Phonebook N/A Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records N/A Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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 Non-removable, Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW)
Capacity 1650 mAh 1780 mAh 3400 mAh
Stand by Up to 168 h - Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min - Up to 27 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)