Samsung ATIV S vs Nokia Lumia 820

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Comparing the Samsung ATIV S vs Nokia Lumia 820 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Samsung ATIV S and Nokia Lumia 820 run at the same processing speed of 1.5 GHz.


Display: Samsung ATIV S offers a screen size of 4.8 inches, while Nokia Lumia 820 offers 4.3 inches, making Samsung ATIV S the larger display of the two. Samsung ATIV S features a Super AMOLED display compared to Nokia Lumia 820's AMOLED, making Samsung ATIV S the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung ATIV S and Nokia Lumia 820 feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung ATIV S offers a higher front camera resolution with 1.9 MP, while Nokia Lumia 820 offers 0.3 MP, making Samsung ATIV S better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung ATIV S offers a higher battery capacity with 2300 mAh, while Nokia Lumia 820 offers 1650 mAh, making Samsung ATIV S better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia Lumia 820 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Samsung ATIV S offers 32 GB, making Nokia Lumia 820 the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

11 Dec, 2012
10 Jan, 2013

Performance

Snapdragon S4 Plus
Snapdragon S4 Plus
(upto 1.5 GHz)
Dual Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.8 inches (12.19 cm)
4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
480x800 px

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.9 MP
0.3 MP

Battery

2300 mAh
1650 mAh
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

N/A
4.2/5
(1,135 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Jan 10, 2013
(Official)

Operating System

Microsoft Windows v8
Windows Phone v8

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz
Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Krait

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 225
Adreno 225

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.8 inches  (12.19 cm)
4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
480x800 px

Pixel Density

306 ppi
217 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.62 %
62.06 %

Design

Height

137.2 mm
123.8 mm

Width

70.5 mm
68.5 mm

Thickness

8.70 mm
9.90 mm

Weight

135 grams
160 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom26 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization
4 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 24
Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording
Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Resolution

1.9 MP
Primary Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus

Battery

Capacity

2300 mAh
1650 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 14.83(3G) / Up to 8(2G)
Up to 8.1 Hours(3G) / Up to 15.4 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 3)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) Dual antennas
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

Yes v3
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
No

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Applications

Document Viewer/Editor
N/A