Comparison: nokia lumia 1020 vs samsung galaxy s3

We continue to face the Nokia Lumia 1020 in our own ring against other devices. It is a smartphone that contains excellent features that have nothing to envy other devices in the same range, which we will compare in this case with one of the members of the Galaxy family, the S3. Be very attentive with these two terminals, to see which one of them knows how to better compensate its quality with the footprint it leaves in our pocket. Do not lose detail:

Screens: From the Lumia 1020 we have a super-sensitive that has a size of 4.5 inches AMOLED and with ClearBlack , which makes it brighter, perfectly readable in sunlight and consumes less energy. Its resolution is 1280 x 768 pixels, giving it a density of 334 pixels per inch. The Galaxy for its part, it presents 4.8 inches AMOLED HD , with a resolution of 1280 x 72 0 pixels . It has IPS technology , which gives your screen a wide viewing angle and very defined colors. The two terminals use the same protection against accidents: Gorilla Glass 3 in the case of the Nokia and Gorilla Glass 2 if we talk about the Samsung.

Processors: the Nokia for its part presents a Qualcomm Snapdragon ^TM S4 dual-core 1.5 GHz CPU and an Adreno 225 graphics chip, while the Galaxy S3 is accompanied by an Exynos 4 Quad 4-core 1.4 GHz SoC and Mali 400MP. The Lumia's RAM memory is superior, which presents 2 GB, compared to 1 GB that the Galaxy contains. The Windows Phone 8 operating system is present in the Nokia model, while the Samsung is covered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Cameras: they present a big difference, since the Lumia has 41 megapixels, accompanied by an LED flash and Xenon in its main objective, while the Galaxy has an appreciable 8 megapixels, which are accompanied by BSI technology (which improves snapshots). in low light conditions), plus an LED flash. The front cameras of the Nokia and the Samsung have 1.2 and 1.3 megapixels respectively, Useful for conducting video conferences or the occasional snapshot. As for video recordings, they also have their differences, since they are made in HD 720p at 30 fps in the case of the Galaxy and in Full HD 1080p and 30 fps if we talk about the Lumia. Although this smartphone plays with the advantage of its x6 zoom without losing an iota of quality or its Nokia Rich Recording application that provides it with very clear and distortion-free audio.

Connectivity: both devices have connections that we are already more than used to like 3G, WiFi or Bluetooth, although in the case of the Lumia it also offers LTE / 4G support .

Batteries: they have a very similar capacity, being 2000 mAh by the Lumia and 2100 mAh if we refer to the Galaxy. Taking into account its powers, its batteries will have more or less the same autonomy, although as we always say, the handling of the smartphone will also influence.

Internal memories: both devices have a 32 GB model on the market, in addition to having a different one for sale, although they do not coincide in ROM, such as the 16 GB in the case of Samsung and the 64 GB terminal in the Nokia case. However we must highlight that the Galaxy has a microSD slot for cards up to 64 GB and the Lumia with a free 7 GB cloud storage.

Designs: the nokia Lumia 1020 has dimensions of 130.4 mm high × 71.4 × 10.4 millimeters thick and weighs 158 grams. The casing is made of a single piece of polycarbonate, presenting a perfect union, which gives it great robustness. We can find it available in white, black and yellow. The Samsung for its part has a size of 136.6 mm high × 70.6 mm wide × 8.6 mm thick and weighs 133 grams. We can find it available in navy blue and white.

Prices: the nokia Lumia 1020 is a high-end smartphone with very good features, although it is still very expensive: we can find it in black and free for 562 euros on the website of pccomponentes.com. The S3 for its part is a cheaper phone, which is currently around 300 euros as a free terminal, whose prices vary around 20 euros depending on the color of the device (seen on pccomponentes.com).

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	Nokia Lumia 1020	Samsung Galaxy s3
screen	4.5 inch AMOLED	4.8 inches superAMOLED
Resolution	1280 × 768 pixels	1280 × 760 pixels
Screen type	Gorilla Glass 3	Gorilla Glass 2
Internal memory	32GB and 64GB models	16GB and 32GB (expandable up to 64GB)
OS	Windows Phone 8	Android 4.0 Sandwich
Battery	2, 000 mAh	2100 mAh
Connectivity	WiFi 802.11b / g / nBluetooth3G 4G / LTE	WiFi 802.11a / b / g / nBluetooth 4.03G 4G / LTE
Rear camera	40.1 MP Sensor Autofocus LED Flash and Xenon Full HD 1080p video recording at 30 fps	8 MPBSIFlash LED Sensor 720p HD video recording at 30 fps
Frontal camera	1.2 MP	1.3 MP
Processor and graphics	Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual core 1.5 ghz Adreno 225	Exynos 4 Quad 4 core 1.4 GhzMali 400MP
RAM	2 GB	1 GB
Dimensions	130.4 mm high × 71.4 × 10.4 millimeters thick	136.6 mm high × 70.6 mm wide × 8.6 mm thick