Phone Comparison - Huawei Ascend Mate vs Nokia Lumia 1520 vs Samsung Galaxy Note Edge

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Nokia Samsung
Announced January 2013 October 2013 September 2014
Status Available - March 2013 Available - November 2013 Available - Q4 2014
Colors Crystal Black, Pure White Yellow, white, black, red Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.5 x 85.7 x 9.9 mm
(6.44 x 3.37 x 0.39 in)
162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
151.3 x 82.4 x 8.3 mm
(5.96 x 3.24 x 0.33 in)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Curved Edge screen

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz, Huawei K3V2 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S)
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S)
Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C)
GPU - Adreno 330 Adreno 420 (SM-N910S)
Mali-T760 (SM-N910C)
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory N/A 32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory Yes, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.1 inches 6.0 inches 5.6 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (241 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (539 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.06% 71.44% 72.96%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, autofocus 20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED flash LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.7 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage Yes, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4050 mAh 3400 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 216 h Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
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Talk Time - Up to 27 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
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