Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Core I8260 vs Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Nokia X

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia Nokia
Announced April 2013 July 2013 February 2014
Status Available - May 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - February 2014
Colors White, Blue Black, White, Yellow White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.3 x 67.6 x 8.95 mm
(5.09 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
115.5 x 63 x 10.4 mm
(4.55 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz) 128.7 g (4.52.0.25 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Nokia X Software Platform 1.0 Based on Android v4.1.2 (JellyBean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625 Snapdragon S4 Play Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 203 Adreno 225 Adreno 203
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available) 32 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 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 4.3 inches 4.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.19% 61.80% 62.71%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable 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) 3 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash Xenon Flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, 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 Fixed focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 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
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available), 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2000 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 384 h Up to 408 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)