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Nokia Lumia 920 vs Samsung Galaxy S3

2.79 in
5.13 in
Nokia Lumia 920 Mobile Phone
Nokia Lumia 920
2.78 in
5.38 in
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
21
4.1 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
11 %
4 stars
88 %
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23
4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
72 %
4 stars
27 %
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User rating
34
4.0 out of 5
34 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
32 %
3 stars
29 %
2 stars
2 %
1 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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Hardware

Nokia Lumia 920Nokia Lumia 920
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 920Nokia Lumia 920
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Screen size4.5 in4.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution1280 x 768 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density332.0 ppi306.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Nokia Lumia 920Nokia Lumia 920
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Primary sensor resolution8.7 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.6 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Nokia Lumia 920Nokia Lumia 920
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Primary resolution1.3 Mpx1.9 Mpx

Storage

Nokia Lumia 920Nokia Lumia 920
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Internal storage32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Nokia Lumia 920Nokia Lumia 920
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Red
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Nokia Lumia 920Nokia Lumia 920
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Height5.13 in5.38 in
Width2.79 in2.78 in
Depth0.42 in0.34 in
Weight6.53 oz4.69 oz

Sensors

Nokia Lumia 920Nokia Lumia 920
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Other features

Nokia Lumia 920Nokia Lumia 920
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Nokia Lumia 920Nokia Lumia 920
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
NFCyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
Video outputNoMHL

Cellular

Nokia Lumia 920Nokia Lumia 920
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
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 frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Nokia Lumia 920Nokia Lumia 920
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time400.0 h830.0 h
Talk time9.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging yesno

Pros & Cons

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