Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Nokia Lumia 1520 vs Nokia XL

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia Nokia
Announced September 2013 October 2013 February 2014
Status Available - September 2013 Available - November 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Black, White, Pink Yellow, white, black, red White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
141.4 x 77.7 x 10.9 mm
(5.57 x 3.06 x 0.43 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features S Pen stylus - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber Nokia X Software Platform 1.0 Based on Android v4.1.2 (JellyBean)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 330 (LTE model) Adreno 330 Adreno 203
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 768 MB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 32 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 6.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.98% 71.44% 64.48%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec. Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host 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
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB 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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3200 mAh 3400 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 420 h (3G) Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Up to 720 h
Talk Time Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 27 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)