Samsung and Nokia have been great competitors when it comes to smart phones. Today, we will have one such face off where we are going to compare Samsung Focus S and the all new Nokia Lumia 800. Samsung, as we know, is known for its stylish phones and Samsung Focus S is no exception. It is a brand new phone from AT&T.
The challenge
The new Nokia Lumia 800 is very much like the Nokia 9 with a couple of differences. It is actually the first partnership between Nokia and Microsoft. This one has a physical camera key and around the back, the LED flash is repositioned with the Carl Zeiss lens. Let us have a look at some of the features of both the phones and find out as to which one is the winner.
Round one:
1. Specification
Description:
The Samsung Focus S is easily one of the thinnest Windows phone available. The plastic is actually very pliable. It has a 4.3 inch AMOLED plus screen which comes with a resolution of 480×800. The dimensions are 126 x 66.8 x 8.5 mm.On the contrary, Nokia Lumia 800 is a 3.7 inch with AMOLED screen wrapped around in a single piece of plastic. The phone is satiny weighing 142 grams with a reasonable touch. It has a resolution of 480×100 with a 252-ppi pixel density. It also features the anti-polarizing technology.
Samsung Focus S
Samsung Focus S has a 16GB/32GB storage, a built-in A-GPS receiver, and a 512 MB RAM.
Nokia Lumia 800
Nokia Lumia has a 16 GB storage and a 512 MB RAM.
Winner: Samsung Focus S
2. Performance
Description:
Samsung Focus S is a Windows phone of the AT&T. Both Lumia 800 and Focus S use the same processor. The RAM is also same in both these devices, i.e. 512MB.
Samsung Focus S
With a processing power of 1.4 GHz, the Focus S is decent in the hardware department. It has a number of applications installed in it. Customization can be done in the settings where there are a host of choices available like the high fidelity position and the extra settings. You can also customize the extra settings in order to save battery life when you are using a white background. It has an AT&T navigator that has the GPS navigating program and the AT&T radio for some streaming music.
Nokia Lumia 800
The Nokia Lumia 800 is powered by 1.4 GHz processor with the adreno 205 gpu, which is a snapdragon chip set. A couple of Nokia’s specific applications have been added like the Nokia Drive. This device from Nokia features a 7.5 Mango operating system from Microsoft.
Winner: Samsung Focus S
3. Display and camera
Description:
Camera in Samsung Focus S is 8 MP with LED flash. It has an image resolution of 3264×2448. The Nokia Lumia 800 features an 8 MP camera which can shoot video at 720p with 30 frames per second.
Samsung Focus S
It has many options like changing the sharpness, contrast, and white balance. The image quality is reasonably good. It also captures 720p HD video, which gives an output that is not that great.
Nokia Lumia 800
The photos taken by this phone have been phenomenal and eye catching. It has a powerful LED flash with auto focusing. On that front, it is hard, if not impossible to beat this Windows phone from Nokia.
Winner: Nokia Lumia 800
4. Connectivity
Description:
Both Lumia and Focus S feature HSDPA and HSUPA; both have Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n. However, the edge that Focus S holds is that it features Bluetooth 3.0 whereas Lumia has only Bluetooth 2.1.
Samsung Focus S
The Focus S supports the standard 3.5G standard network technology. It has a network latency of 81 ms, which is quite amazing. It also has a Wi-Fi hotspot.
Nokia Lumia 800
The Lumia has a network latency of 156 ms and is devoid of the Wi-Fi hotspot. It also lags in the actual download and upload speed.
Winner: Samsung Focus S
5. Battery life
Description:
Samsung Focus S has a 1650mAh battery and Lumia 800 has a 1450mAh battery.
Samsung Focus S
The 1,650mAh battery has not been quite as impressive as the packs found in some other handsets in its range. However, it still managed to survive a full day of heavy usage.
Nokia Lumia 800
Everyone might be worried about the early software glitches in Lumia but when it comes to battery life, it has been wonderful. You do not get better than this.
Winner: Nokia Lumia 800.
6. Price
Samsung Focus S
Samsung sells its new product for $550. This might seem to be a bit too much but keeping in mind the other smartphones of its cadre, we all know it is worth this much.
Nokia Lumia 800
Nokia Lumia 800 is selling in the market at $562. With that range, it is not going to be easy for everyone to own this new device from Nokia.
The winner: Cannot predict as almost the same price
The verdict: Samsung Focus S. Nokia Lumia 800 gets two out of six in this face off. Therefore, you got to give the verdict to Samsung Focus S clearly.