Phone Comparison - Samsung i927 Captivate Glide vs Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE vs Nokia Lumia 820

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Motorola Nokia
Announced October 2011 July 2012 Expected September 2012
Status Available - November 2011 Available - August 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black Black Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Violet
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124 x 64 x 13 mm
(4.88 x 2.52 x 0.51 in )
126.5 x 66 x 13.7 mm
(4.98 x 2.6 x 0.54 in)
123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm
(4.87 x 2.7 x 0.39 in)
Weight 147 g (5.19 oz) 170.1 g (6.0.04 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 1900 LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 2100/ 900
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H Dual-core 1.5 GHz Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
GPU ULP GeForce - Adreno 225
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.50% 61.12% 62.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Carl Zeiss Tessa
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face&smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, HD [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM, 1 GB ROM 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1650 mAh 1785 mAh 1650 mAh
Stand by Up to 396 h Up to 220 h Up to 330 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 7 h 30 min Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)