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Nokia Lumia 822 vs Samsung Galaxy S3

2.69 in
5.03 in
Nokia Lumia 822 Mobile Phone
Nokia Lumia 822
2.78 in
5.38 in
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
9
3.5 out of 5
4 user ratings
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4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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User rating
49
4.2 out of 5
49 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
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37
4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
29 %
3 stars
21 %
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Nokia Lumia 822Nokia Lumia 822
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Operating systemWindows Phone 8Android 4.3
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 225ARM Mali-400
RAM memory1 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB

Display

Nokia Lumia 822Nokia Lumia 822
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Screen size4.3 in4.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density217.0 ppi306.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
Dual screen supportnono
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Nokia Lumia 822Nokia Lumia 822
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Nokia Lumia 822Nokia Lumia 822
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Primary resolution1.2 Mpx1.9 Mpx

Storage

Nokia Lumia 822Nokia Lumia 822
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Nokia Lumia 822Nokia Lumia 822
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White

Dimensions

Nokia Lumia 822Nokia Lumia 822
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Height5.03 in5.38 in
Width2.69 in2.78 in
Depth0.44 in0.34 in
Weight4.97 oz4.69 oz

Sensors

Nokia Lumia 822Nokia Lumia 822
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

Nokia Lumia 822Nokia Lumia 822
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0

Cellular

Nokia Lumia 822Nokia Lumia 822
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Data transmissionHSDPA
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies700 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Nokia Lumia 822Nokia Lumia 822
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time400.0 h830.0 h
Talk time11.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingnono

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S3