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Samsung Ativ S vs Nokia Lumia 520

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Nokia
Announced
August 2012 February 2013
Status
Released - December 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors
Gray Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
137.2 x 70.5 x 8.7 mm
(5.4 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight
135 g (4.76 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.8 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.65% 59.47%
Multi-Touch

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 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash No
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 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 b/g/n
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

User Memory

Internal
16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2300 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by
Up to 168 h (2G)
Up to 218 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 14 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
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