Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace vs Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Nokia Lumia 635

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia Nokia
Announced January 2011 July 2013 April 2014
Status Available - February 2011 Available - July 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Black, Hugo Boss Edition Black, White, Yellow Orange, Yellow, White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
129.5 x 66.7 x 9.2 mm
(5.1 x 2.63 x 0.36 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 158 g (5.57 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 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 225 Adreno 305
RAM N/A 2 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 158 MB storage 32 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.06% 61.80% 64.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels) 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash Xenon Flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Carl Zeiss optics, Auto Focus, 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Optical Zoom, Panorama Geo-tagging
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 158 MB storage 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1350 mAh 2000 mAh 1830 mAh
Stand by Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 384 h Up to 648 h
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)