Nokia Lumia 930 vs Samsung Galaxy S2 Comparison and Differences

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Nokia Lumia 930

Nokia Lumia 930

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Samsung Galaxy S2

Samsung Galaxy S2

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Nokia Lumia 930 or Samsung Galaxy S2 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia Lumia 930 Samsung Galaxy S2
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Release date 2014, April 2011, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 137 x 71 x 9.8 mm | 5.39 x 5.39 x 2.8 in 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm | 4.93 x 4.93 x 2.6 in
Weight 167 g | 5.89 oz 116 g | 4.09 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Bright orange, bright green, white, black, gold Black, White, Pink
Battery 2420 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 1650 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 432 h
Talking time - Up to 11 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 15 h 30 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 75 h
Stand by time - Up to 710 h (2G) / Up to 610 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 18 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
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Screen

Technology AMOLED Super AMOLED Plus
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 4.3" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 52.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.9% 63.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 480 x 800 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 217 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass
Other specs - ClearBlack display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 20 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -20 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.5'', OIS, AF -8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.2'', AF
Functions Zeiss optics, dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash
Video 2160p@30fps (after WP8 Denim update), 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 1.2 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 1.2 MP 2 MP
Video 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1, upgradable to Windows 10 Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean); TouchWiz UI 4
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - Exynos 4210 Dual (45 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400 - Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Adreno 330 Mali-400MP4
External memory No microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 415
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 639
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 346

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Mini-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 12
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes Optional
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE/ aptX after WP8 Denim update 3.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.90 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.60 W/kg (head)     0.73 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.16 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.34 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, sensor core - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Qi wireless charging (market dependent)

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