Phone Comparison - Samsung Ativ S vs HTC Windows Phone 8X vs Nokia Lumia 930

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC Nokia
Announced August 2012 September 2012 April 2014
Status Released - December 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - June 2014
Colors Gray Blue, Black, Yellow, Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.2 x 70.5 x 8.7 mm
(5.4 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
132.3 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm
(5.21 x 2.61 x 0.4 in)
137 x 71 x 9.8 mm
(5.39 x 2.8 x 0.39 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - 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 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core Krait 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 225 Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 4.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.65% 58.04% 70.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels
Flash LED flash 28mm wide Carl Zeiss optics
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus 1/2.5' Sensor Size, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p video [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR 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 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB 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 HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB No

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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 1800 mAh 2420 mAh
Stand by Up to 168 h (2G)
Up to 218 h (3G)
Up to 432 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 14 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 11 h 30 m (2G)
Up to 15 h 30 m (3G)