Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Nokia Lumia 620 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nokia Samsung
Announced October 2011 December 2012 April 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - January 2013 Coming Soon - Q2 2014
Colors Black, White Lime green, orange, magenta, yellow, cyan, white, black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
115.4 x 61.1 x 11 mm
(4.54 x 2.41 x 0.43 in)
186.9 x 107.9 x 9 mm
(7.36 x 4.25 x 0.35 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 127 g (4.48 oz) 276 g (9.74 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 3G & LTE
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 3G & LTE
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 305 -
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB storage 8/16 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.8 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 58.06% 70.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class B Yes
Edge Yes Class B Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 1300 mAh (BL-4J) 4450 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 330 h -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 14 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 50 min (3G)
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