Phone Comparison - Samsung Ativ S vs Samsung Galaxy Core LTE vs Nokia Lumia 635

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Nokia
Announced August 2012 February 2014 April 2014
Status Released - December 2012 Coming Soon - Q1 2014 Available - May 2014
Colors Gray Black, White Orange, Yellow, 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)
132.9 x 66.3 x 9.8 mm
(5.23 x 2.61 x 0.39 in)
129.5 x 66.7 x 9.2 mm
(5.1 x 2.63 x 0.36 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 134 g (4.73 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 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core Krait 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 225 - Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 8 GB ROM 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super PLS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 4.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.65% 63.24% 64.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
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 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2100 mAh 1830 mAh
Stand by Up to 168 h (2G)
Up to 218 h (3G)
- Up to 648 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 14 h 50 min (3G)
- Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)