Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Nokia Lumia 900

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Nokia Lumia 900 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 and Nokia Lumia 900 run at the same processing speed of 1.4 GHz.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S3 offers a screen size of 4.8 inches, while Nokia Lumia 900 offers 4.3 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S3 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S3 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Nokia Lumia 900's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S3 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 and Nokia Lumia 900 feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 and Nokia Lumia 900 feature a 1.9 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S3 offers a higher battery capacity with 2100 mAh, while Nokia Lumia 900 offers 1830 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S3 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 and Nokia Lumia 900 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S3 receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Nokia Lumia 900 has a rating of 2.6.

Samsung Galaxy S3

₹26,065

(Discontinued)

Nokia Lumia 900

₹32,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

29 May, 2012

08 Apr, 2012

11 Jun, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
Samsung Exynos 4	Snapdragon S2	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)	Single Core (upto 1.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
1 GB RAM	512 MB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
4.8 inches (12.19 cm)	4.3 inches (10.92 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)	480x800 px	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
8 MP Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
1.9 MP	1 MP	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
2100 mAh	1830 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB	16 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

User Ratings

4.1/5

(2,761 ratings)

2.6/5

(247 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Apr 08, 2012

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Windows Phone v7.5 (Mango)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 4

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A9

Single core, 1.4 GHz, Scorpion

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400 MP4

Adreno 205

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

1 GB

512 MB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

4.8 inches (12.19 cm)

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

480x800 px

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.6:9

Pixel Density

306 ppi

217 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.71 %

60.12 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2 Scratch-resistant glass

Corning Gorilla Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

136.6 mm

127.8 mm

162.7 mm

Width

70.6 mm

68.5 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

11.50 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

133 grams

160 grams

190 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.6Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor

8 MP
Primary Camera3x Digital Zoomf/2.228 mm focal length

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

3248 x 2448 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus

3 x Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

1.9 MP
f/2.6 Primary Camera

1 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

N/A

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

2100 mAh

1830 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 11.4 Hours(3G) / Up to 21.4 Hours(2G)

Up to 7 Hours(3G) / Up to 7 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 0.55 W/kg Body: 1.49 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v2.1

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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