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| Global Score | |
| 50.7 | 55.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| bada | Windows Phone 8.1 |
| 2010-10-04 | 2014-04-02 |
| 4.88 x 2.35 x 0.46 inches | 5.10 x 2.63 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 4.73 ounces |
| -- | Black, Green, White and Yellow |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 140.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.7 inches | 4.5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 480 x 854 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | IPS LCD |
| 252 pixels per inch | 218 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| -- | 512 MB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 7.38 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.32 | 5.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 7.15 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 3.3 | 4.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1830mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 620 hours standby time 13.8 hours talk time | 600 hours standby time 16.4 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Lumia 630 is slightly better than Samsung Wave II, getting a 55.7 score against 50.7. Lumia 630 comes with Windows Phone 8.1 operating system, while Samsung Wave II has bada operating system. The Lumia 630 is a notably newer phone, and it is also thinner and a little lighter than Samsung Wave II.
Samsung Wave II counts with a bit better looking display than Lumia 630, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 800 x 480 pixels and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit better pixel number per display inch. Lumia 630 features a superior performance than Samsung Wave II, because it has a greater number of faster cores and a better graphics processing unit running at 450 MHz.
The Nokia Lumia 630 has a much better camera than Samsung Wave II. Both of them have the same 1280x720 (HD) video quality, a same resolution back facing camera and the same 30 fps video frame rate. Lumia 630 features a much bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Wave II, because it has an external memory slot that holds up to 128 GB.
Nokia Lumia 630 counts with improved battery lifetime than Samsung Wave II, because it has 1830mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Nokia Lumia 630 is also a bargain compared to others.
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