Nokia is looking to be a major player in the smartphone battle with their upcoming Lumia 920 but Samsung could be looking to halt those dreams with their Galaxy S3 Mini.
For the display, the Galaxy S3 Mini has a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen with a pixel resolution of 800x480 and 233 pixels per inch (ppi). The Samsung device's dimensions include a length of 121.6mm, width of 63mm, and a 9.9mm depth.
The Lumia 920's screen is measured at 4.5-inches with a pixel resolution of 1,280x768 and 332 ppi. The Nokia device's dimensions include a length of 130.3mm, 70.8mm width, and a depth of 10.7mm.
The heaviest of the two will be the Lumia 920 with 185g compared to the Galaxy S3 Mini's 111.5g.
When it comes to memory, Samsung might have the advantage. The Galaxy S3 Mini offers an internal storage of 8GB and 16GB with 1GB of RAM. The Samsung device also offers a microSD card slot, up to 32GB.
Meanwhile, the Lumia 920 only offers 32GB of internal storage with 1GB of RAM. The Nokia device will not have a microSD card slot.
The wireless connectivity is similar. Both offer Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth version 4.0, and Near Field Communication (NFC). The Galaxy S3 Mini will offer Wi-Fi Direct.
The camera might be in favor of the Lumia 920. The Nokia device's rear-facing camera has eight-megapixels with 3,264x2,448 pixel resolution. It also offers a front-facing camera with 1.3-megapixels. Video is also available with 1080p at 30 frames per second (fps).
The Galaxy S3 Mini's rear-facing camera has five-megapixels with 2,582x1,994 pixel resolution. The front-facing camera is a Video Graphic Array (VGA) camera, which has a resolution of 640x480. Video recording is available with 720p and at 30fps as well.
The Lumia 920 will be among the first mobile devices to offer the Microsoft Windows Phone 8 operating system, while the Galaxy S3 automatically comes with the latest Android operating system, version 4.1, also known as the Jelly Bean.
The strongest battery goes to the Lumia 920, with 2,000mAh, over the Galaxy S3 Mini's 1,500mAh. Standby and talk times for the Galaxy S3 Mini is not available, although the Lumia 920 has a standby time 400 hours in 3G and talk time of 10 hours in 3G..
Finally, when it comes to colors, currently, the Galaxy S3 Mini is available in white, while the Lumia 920 offers black, gray, red, yellow, and white.