Nokia Lumia 930 vs Samsung Galaxy S3

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Galaxy S3: 34 g lighter

  Lumia 930:

  167 g

  Galaxy S3:

  133 g

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy S3: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  Lumia 930:

  5 in

  Galaxy S3:

  4.8 in

• Memory variants

  At 32 GB storage

  Lumia 930:

  2 GB RAM

  Galaxy S3:

  1 GB RAM

• Chipset

  Lumia 930:

  Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)

  Galaxy S3:

  Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)

• Depth

  Galaxy S3: 1.2 mm thinner

  Lumia 930:

  9.8 mm

  Galaxy S3:

  8.6 mm

• Release year

  Lumia 930:

  2014

  Galaxy S3:

  2012

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Lumia 930

   Height:

   137 mm

   Width:

   71 mm

   Depth:

   9.8 mm +1.2 mm versus Galaxy S3

2. 2. Galaxy S3

   Height:

   136.6 mm

   Width:

   70.6 mm

   Depth:

   8.6 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Lumia 930

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy S3

   Screen diagonal:

   4.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   63.5 cm²

Lumia 930 has approximately 8.5% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy S3.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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