Which smartphone is the ideal purchase for consumers? We pit the Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim against the Nokia Lumia 635 to see which is better.
For the design anddisplay, the Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim has a TFT display measuring 4.5inches, 16M colors and a decent resolution of 540x960pixels + 244ppi. The display allows multi-touch and it runs smoothly, having a moderate pixel density and an ultra thin design. It measures 133x66x9.7 mm and weighs 139 grams.
The Nokia Lumia 635 has an IPS LCD display of 4.5 inches, 16M colors, and a lower resolution of 480x854pixels and 218ppi. The screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3, so users shouldn't worry about scratches, plus, the display has light and proximity sensors. Its dimensions are 129.5×66.7×9.2 mm and weighs 134 grams.
In terms of hardware and OS, the Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim is powered by 1.2GHz quad-core processor, which is paired with a 1024MB of RAM. The internal memory is of 8GB, but with a MicroSD card, users can get up to 32GB of internal storage. It runs on the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS.
The Nokia Lumia 635 has a 1.2GHz quad-core Cortex-A7 processor, which is coupled with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset and an Adreno 305 GPU. Its internal storage is of 8GB, which is expandable for up to 32GB and it hosts only 512MB of RAM. It runs on the Lumia 635 is Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1.
For the battery and camera specs, the Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim's battery is a Li-Ion 2100mAh, which offers a decent battery life time, while the Nokia Lumia 635's battery is at 1830mAh, but it allows up to 14 hours of talk time on 3G.
The Samsung smartphone has a 5MP rear camera with 2592х1944pixels, autofocus, LED flash and geo-tagging, smile detection and HDR. The camera on the front is VGA, but it’s good enough for video conferences.
The Nokia unit on the other hand has 5MP camera with features such as 2592х1944pixels, autofocus, geo-tagging, panorama and 1/4” sensor size, and has a video recording capability of 720p@30fps.
The Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim cost $240 dollars on amazon.com, while the Nokia Lumia 635 is available through AT&T for $99 with a one-year contract
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