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Nokia Lumia 1520 vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)

General Info

Manufacturer
Nokia Samsung
Announced
October 2013 August 2014
Status
Available - November 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors
Yellow, white, black, red Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scub
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
Weight
209 g (7.37 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network
LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
6.0 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
71.44% 70.43%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 330 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
32 GB 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics [Similar] 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
Dual-LED flash LED flash
Features
1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Dual Camera, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB No

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
3400 mAh 1860 mAh
Stand by
Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
-
Talk Time
Up to 27 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
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