Nokia Lumia 521 vs Samsung Galaxy S III Comparison

Nokia Lumia 521

Samsung Galaxy S III

Nokia Lumia 521 General Specs

Screen Size:
4 ''

Release date:
Apr 2013

OS:
Windows Phone OS

Dimensions:
124 x 64 x 9.9 mm

Weight:
124.5 g

Touchscreen type:
Super sensitive touch

Resolution:
WVGA (800 x 480)

Pixels per inch (PPI):
235 ppi

Samsung Galaxy S III General Specs

Screen Size:
4.8 inches

Release date:
May 2012

OS:
Android (4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4) TouchWiz UX UI

Dimensions:
5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches (136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm)

Weight:
4.69 oz (133 g)

Touchscreen type:
Multi-touch

Resolution:
720 x 1280 pixels

Pixels per inch (PPI):
306 ppi

Nokia Lumia 521 Camera Specs

Rear camera:
5 MP

Front camera:
-

Flash:
No Flash

Samsung Galaxy S III Camera Specs

Rear camera:
8 megapixels

Front camera:
1.9 megapixels

Flash:
LED

Nokia Lumia 521 Hardware Specs

Processor:
Dual core, 1000 MHz, Krait

RAM:
512 MB

Internal storage:
8 GB

Expandable storage type:
MicroSD (up to 64GB)

Samsung Galaxy S III Hardware Specs

Processor:
Quad core, 1400 MHz, ARM Cortex-A9

RAM:
1024 MB RAM

Internal storage:
32 GB

Expandable storage type:
microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 64 GB

Nokia Lumia 521 Battery Specs

Capacity:
1430 mAh

Talk time:
14.80 hours

Stand-by time:
-

Samsung Galaxy S III Battery Specs

Capacity:
2100 mAh

Talk time:
22.50 hours

Stand-by time:
34.6 days (830 hours)

Nokia Lumia 521 Connectivity Specs

Wi-Fi:
WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth:
3.0

GPS:
HERE Drive +, HERE Maps, HERE Transit

USB:
USB 2.0

Samsung Galaxy S III Connectivity Specs

Wi-Fi:
802.11 a, b, g, n, n 5GHz

Bluetooth:
4.0

GPS:
Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation, Points of interest (POI)

USB:
USB 2.0

Nokia Lumia 521 Audio Codecs

Codecs: MP3, AAC LC, AMR-NB, WMA 9, GSM FR, WMA 10 Pro/Audio playback file formats: MP4, AAC, MP3, M4A, WMA, 3G2, AMR, 3GP, ASF

Samsung Galaxy S III Audio Codecs

MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, FLAC, WMA, AMR, OGG

Nokia Lumia 521 Video Codecs

Video playback codecs: VC-1, Windows video, H.264/AVC, H.263, MPEG-4/Video playback file formats: MP4, ASF, WMV, AVI, 3GP, 3G2, M4V, MOV

Samsung Galaxy S III Video Codecs

MPEG4, H.263, H.264, DivX, WMV

Nokia Lumia 521 Sensors

• Ambient light sensor
• Accelerometer
• Proximity sensor

Samsung Galaxy S III Sensors

• Accelerometer
• Gyroscope
• Compass
• Barometer