Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Nokia Lumia 830

Samsung Galaxy Nexus
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Nokia Lumia 830
nokia lumia 830
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia
Announced October 2011 September 2014
Status Available - November 2011 Available - September 2014
Colors Black Orange, green, white, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
139.4 x 70.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.49 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU No [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.65 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.72% 69.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels [Similar] 10 MP, Carl Zeiss Optics [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, OIS, 1/3.4'' sensor size, PureView technology, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 0.9 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery (BV-L4A)
Capacity 1750 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 12 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 48 min (3G)