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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A vs Nokia Lumia 1520

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Nokia
Announced
December 2013 October 2013
Status
Available - December 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors
Dive Blue, Pink Yellow, white, black, red
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
139.7 x 71.3 x 9.1 mm
(5.5 x 2.81 x 0.36 in)
162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
Weight
147 g (5.19 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
2G Network
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE-A LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.0 inches [Similar] 6.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
69.06% 71.44%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber
Processor
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 330 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32 GB 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] 20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics [Similar]
Flash
LED flash Dual-LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Aqua Mode 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera
Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 33 Yes
Edge
Class 33 Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE-A, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host 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, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG
Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW)
Capacity
2600 mAh 3400 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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