Phone Comparison - Samsung Ativ S vs Karbonn A90 vs Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Karbonn Nokia
Announced August 2012 October 2013 September 2014
Status Released - December 2012 Available - October 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Gray White/Black Orange, green, white, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.2 x 70.5 x 8.7 mm
(5.4 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
- 134.7 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.3 x 2.7 x 0.35 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) - 134 g (4.73 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core Krait 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon 1 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 225 - Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 512 MB ROM 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 4.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.65% - 66.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization - Auto focus, 1/3.4'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar] 5 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes v4.0, 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, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BV-T5A)
Capacity 2300 mAh 1400 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 168 h (2G)
Up to 218 h (3G)
- Up to 600 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 14 h 50 min (3G)
- Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 17 h (3G)