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Nokia N9 vs Samsung Galaxy S3

2.41 in
4.59 in
Nokia N9 Mobile Phone
Nokia N9
2.78 in
5.38 in
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3
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3.7 out of 5
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4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
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4 stars
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40
4.2 out of 5
40 user ratings
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42 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Nokia N9Nokia N9
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Operating systemAndroid 8.1Android 4.3
CPU clock speed1.1 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6737Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412
GPU modelPowerVR SGX530ARM Mali-400
RAM memory1 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB

Display

Nokia N9Nokia N9
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Screen size4.5 in4.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel type
IPS
OLED
Resolution854 x 480 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density251.0 ppi306.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Nokia N9Nokia N9
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.6 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 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
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Nokia N9Nokia N9
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx

Storage

Nokia N9Nokia N9
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Internal storage8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyes
Maximum card storage128GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Nokia N9Nokia N9
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Colour of productWarm red
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
MaterialPolycarbonatePlastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Nokia N9Nokia N9
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Height4.59 in5.38 in
Width2.41 in2.78 in
Depth0.48 in0.34 in
Weight4.62 oz4.69 oz

Sensors

Nokia N9Nokia N9
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Other features

Nokia N9Nokia N9
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Nokia N9Nokia N9
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
Video outputManufacturer specificMHL

Cellular

Nokia N9Nokia N9
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 transmissionHSDPA
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEno
  • no
  • yes

Battery

Nokia N9Nokia N9
Samsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy S3
Replaceable batterynoyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2150.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time360.0 h830.0 h
Talk time9.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

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