Samsung Gear S3 frontier (4G SM-R765T) vs Nokia Lumia 2520 (Verizon)
Side by side comparison between Samsung Gear S3 frontier vs Nokia Lumia 2520 devices, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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1.3"
AMOLED
AMOLED
360x360
N/A
768MB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
380
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
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10.1"
IPS
IPS
1080x1920
6.1
MP
MP
2mp
2GB
RAM
RAM
Quad-core
8120
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better device? Nokia Lumia 2520 (Verizon)
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8 Advantages 
18 Advantages | 16 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| 4G LTE / 4G LTE-A |
| 150 Mbps |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| +9 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Samsung Gear S3 frontier (4G SM-R765T) | Nokia Lumia 2520 (Verizon) | |
| Model | Gear S3 frontier (4G SM-R765T) | Lumia 2520 (Verizon) |
| Other model names | T-Mobile Samsung Gear S3 R765T, Gear S3 frontier LTE | Verizon Nokia Lumia 2520 4G LTE RX-114v |
| Country or region available |  USA | USA |
| Brand | Samsung | Nokia |
| Release date | 11/1/2016 | 11/21/2013 |
| Depth | 12.9 millimeters (0.51 inches) | 8.9 millimeters (0.35 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 46 x 49 millimeters (1.81 x 1.93 in) | 168 x 267 millimeters (6.61 x 10.51 in) |
| Weight | 63 grams (2.21 ounces) | 615 grams (21.53 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Stainless steel body, glass front | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | IP68 certified: dust/waterproof over 1.5 meters and 30min. MIL-STD-810G military certified: salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant. | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Samsung Gear S3 frontier (4G SM-R765T) | Nokia Lumia 2520 (Verizon) | |
| Display type | Super AMOLED | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 1.3" inches | 10.1" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~24.2% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~62.7% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 360x360 pixels | 1080x1920 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 392 PPI | 218 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass SR+ | Gorilla Glass 2 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Samsung Gear S3 frontier (4G SM-R765T) | Nokia Lumia 2520 (Verizon) | |
| System version | Tizen 2.3.2 | Windows RT 8.1 |
| Firmware update | Tizen 3.0 | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Samsung Gear S3 frontier (4G SM-R765T) | Nokia Lumia 2520 (Verizon) | |
| Chipset | 64bit: Samsung Exynos 7 Dual 7270 (14nm) | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Dual-core) | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 2.2GHz Krait 400 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | ARM Mali-T720 | Qualcomm Adreno 330 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Samsung Gear S3 frontier (4G SM-R765T) | Nokia Lumia 2520 (Verizon) | |
| RAM memory | 768MB LPDDR3 | 2GB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 4GB (2GB available) | 32GB |
| External storage | Not supported | Until 64GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Samsung Gear S3 frontier (4G SM-R765T) | Nokia Lumia 2520 (Verizon) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) e-SIM (Eletronic) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 150/50 Mbps | 150/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 3G, 4G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Not supported | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/1700/1900 | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | LTE Cat4 850/1700/1900 (Bands 2,4,5) | LTE 700/1700/2100 |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Samsung Gear S3 frontier (4G SM-R765T) | Nokia Lumia 2520 (Verizon) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | Not supported | 6.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | Not supported | 2848x2144 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.9 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/3.4" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Not supported | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Samsung Gear S3 frontier (4G SM-R765T) | Nokia Lumia 2520 (Verizon) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 2 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | HD (1280x720) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Samsung Gear S3 frontier (4G SM-R765T) | Nokia Lumia 2520 (Verizon) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | feature not registered | MP4, DivX, XviD, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, OGG, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Samsung Gear S3 frontier (4G SM-R765T) | Nokia Lumia 2520 (Verizon) | |
| USB | Not supported | MicroUSB 3.0 |
| Audio output | Not supported | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Micro HDMI Type D |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 + A2DP | 4.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Samsung Gear S3 frontier (4G SM-R765T) | Nokia Lumia 2520 (Verizon) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Gyroscope Heart rate Pedometer | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Samsung Gear S3 frontier (4G SM-R765T) | Nokia Lumia 2520 (Verizon) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 380 mAh | 8120 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Qi Wireless charging (Qi/WPC) | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | feature not registered | 10 hours |
| Standby | 72 hours (3 days) | 600 hours (25 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Samsung Gear S3 frontier (4G SM-R765T) | Nokia Lumia 2520 (Verizon) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | Not supported | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Dock with QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • Leather band strap (22mm) • Stainless Steel body 316L • Samsung Pay • S-Voice, S-Health | • Colors: Cyan , Red, Black, White • USB On-The-Go 1.3 • 2 USB ports • Carl Zeiss optics • Nokia Power Keyboard dock with battery • Internet Explorer 11 |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Samsung Gear S3 frontier (4G SM-R765T) | Nokia Lumia 2520 (Verizon) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 0.498W/kg (head), 1.005W/kg (body) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 1.77W/kg (body) |