Which smartphone is the ideal purchase for consumers? We pit the Samsung Galaxy S Duos against the Nokia Lumia 630 to see which is better.

In terms of design and display, the Nokia Lumia 630 has a bigger screen, which is an IPS LCD that measures 4.5 inches and supports a resolution of 854x480pixels and 218ppi, while the Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 has a TFT display o 4 inches and supports a resolution of 800×480 and 233ppi. The Nokia Lumia 630 is bigger than its competitor, measuring 129.5×66.7×9.2 mm and weighs 134grams, while the Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 measure 121.5×63.1×10.6 mm and it weighs 16 grams less.

For the hardware and OS, the Nokia Lumia 630 Dual has a Snapdragon 400 quad-core processor (clocked at 1.2GHz) and has Adreno 305 GPU + 8GB of internal memory, expandable for up to 128GB. The Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 is equipped with a 1.2GHz BCM dual-core processor and the GPU is Broadcom VideoCore IV. The smartphone has 4GB of RAM, but it’s expandable up to only 64GB.

The Nokia Lumia 630 runs on the Windows Phone 8.1 OS with only 512MB of RAM, while the Samsung Galaxy S Duos runs on the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS and has 768MB of RAM.

For battery usage, camera specs, and internet connectivity, the Nokia Lumia 630 has a better battery of 1830mAh, while the Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 comes with a 1500mAh battery. The Lumia 630 sports a 5MP rear camera (with 720p video capture and autofocus) while the Galaxy S Duos 2 has two cameras: a 5MP rear camera (with 720p video capture, LED flash and autofocus) and a VGA front camera. Both smartphones have a 3G, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPRS, microUSB 2.0 and EDGE.

The Nokia Lumia 630 Dual SIM costs around $190, while the Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 is worth $152 in amazon.com.

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