- 2nd: Nokia Lumia 800: £450(16GB)
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Conclusion
- 1st: Samsung Focus S
- 2nd: Nokia Lumia 800
- The Lumia 800 brings a few improvements over its relegated sibling, including a faster processor, but compared to the big boys, Samsung Focus S Nokia is still flagship is still falling behind.
- Nokia’s Lumia 800 is solid guts and shiny looks. But when compared to its competitors, the Lumia 800 does not have anything extraordinary to offer: it’s not the thinnest or fastest of phone, nor has it the best camera or extra features (no expandable storage, no secondary camera, no NFC).
Focus S, the new Windows Phone 7 flagship for Samsung. Sporting the latest version of the OS, Mango, and a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, it is a pretty impressive mobile package.
Nokia is betting its future on Microsoft’s mobile OS, and on Wednesday introduced its first Windows Phone 7 device, the Lumia 800.
It is a tough choice Samsung Focus S or Nokia Lumia 800?
Design
1st: Samsung Focus S : 4.84" x 2.59" 8.55mm, Unknown
2nd : Nokia Lumia 800 : 116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1mm, 142g
Most people the like the phone to be light and slimmer. Nokia can’t brag about how slim the Lumia 800 is. At 12.1 mm, it’s the thickest phone in the line-up. It’s also the heaviest, at 142 grams, a hair more than the Samsung Focus at 8.55mm.
Display
1st: Samsung Focus S : 4.3-inch, Super AMOLED Plus display with a resolution of 800 x 480 xpixels
2nd: Nokia Lumia 800 : 3.7 inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 800 x 480 xpixels
Both phones has Super AMOLED display but Samsung Focus screen is bigger than Nokia, both has the same resolution.
Engine Room
1st: Samsung Focus S: 1.4GHz processor with 1GB of RAM
2nd: Nokia Lumia 800 :1.4GHz single-core processor with 512MB of RAM
Both are running 1.4GHz single-core processor however Focus is running with 1GB of RAM hence is slightly faster than Nokia
RAM
1st: Samsung Focus S : 1GB RAM
2nd: Nokia Lumia 800: 512MB RAM
Samsung has 1GB RAM compare to Nokia 512MB
Camera
1st: Samsung Focus S : 8MP rear, 1.3MP front. 720p Video, LED flash
2nd: Nokia Lumia 800 : 8MP rear camera with Carl Zeiss lens on the back and LED flash
The Lumia 800 is a mixed bag in the camera department. It has an 8-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens on the back. The Lumia 800 doesn’t feature a front-facing camera for video calls, which makes it the only phone in the comparison without one while Focus has 1.3MP front camera.
Connectivity
Tie: Nokia Lumia 800 : Wi-Fi, BT 3.0, GPS
Tie: Samsung Focus S : 3G, GPS, BT, Wi-Fi, HSPA
Both phones has the basic connectivity.
Battery Life
1st: Samsung Focus S : 1500mAh Up to 6.5 hrs talk time and 250 hrs standby
2nd: Nokia Lumia 800: 1450mAh
Samsung Focus wins for now because of the size of the battery, since we dont know the the talktime for both phones.
Software
Tie: Samsung Focus S : Windows 7.5 Mango
Tie: Nokia Lumia 800 : Windows 7.5 Mango
Both phone running Windows 7.5 Mango
Storage
1st: Samsung Focus S : 16GB/32GB storage microSD Card (expanded up to 32GB)
2nd: Nokia Lumia 800 : 16GB and 25GB of cloud storage free via SkyDrive
With MicroSD Card, Focus can have additional storage to 32GB external storage.
Price
1st: Samsung Focus S : £300 (16GB)
Lumia 800 is more expensive than Focus.
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