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Reasons to consider the Samsung Focus S

Windows Phone 7.5 Mango | 3.5G | 480 x 800 pixels | 1.4 GHz
Has a removable battery
Old batteries can be replaced inexpensively
Much smaller
67 x 126 x 8 mm
Much lighter
111 g
Quite a bit thinner
8 mm
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69 reviews

Reasons to consider the Nokia Lumia 900

Windows Phone 7.5 Mango | 4G | 480 x 800 pixels | 1.4 GHz
NFC Supports NFC
Enables payment by phone and other wireless communications
4G Is 4G
Supports the fastest, most reliable networks
Review score Significantly more highly reviewed by consumers
92.6%
Capacity More battery capacity
1,830 mA·h
amazon.com
334 reviews

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Advantages of the Samsung Focus S

Has a removable battery Yes vs No Somewhat common; Old batteries can be replaced inexpensively
Much smaller 67 x 126 x 8 mm vs 128 x 69 x 12 mm More than 30% smaller
Much lighter 111 g vs 160 g More than 30% lighter
Quite a bit thinner 8 mm vs 12 mm More than 30% thinner
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Samsung Focus S

Advantages of the Nokia Lumia 900

NFC Supports NFC Yes vs No Somewhat common; Enables payment by phone and other wireless communications
4G Is 4G Yes vs No Somewhat common; Supports the fastest, most reliable networks
Review score Significantly more highly reviewed by consumers 92.6% vs 85.93% Around 10% more highly reviewed by consumers
Capacity More battery capacity 1,830 mA·h vs 1,650 mA·h More than 10% more battery capacity
Released Marginally newer Apr, 2012 vs Nov, 2011 Released 5 months later
Better theoretical download speed 20 Mb/s (LTE) vs 7.2 Mb/s (HSDPA) Around 3x better theoretical download speed; enjoy lightning fast downloads on modern networks
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Nokia Lumia 900

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Common Strengths

Samsung Focus S Nokia Lumia 900
Review score Very highly rated 85.93% vs 92.6%
OLED OLED-based screens on both Yes vs Yes
Clock Speed Blazingly fast cpu 1.4 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Size Big screen 4.3" vs 4.3"
Capacity Ample storage capacity 16 GB vs 16 GB
Wifi hotspot Both support wifi hotspot Yes vs Yes
Gyroscope Both have a gyroscope Yes vs Yes
High resolution front camera 8 MP vs 8 MP
FM Radio Both support FM radio Yes vs Yes
Capacity Better than usual battery capacity 1,650 mA·h vs 1,830 mA·h
Faster maximum data rate 300 Mbit/s (802.11n) vs 300 Mbit/s (802.11n)
Released Newly released Nov, 2011 vs Apr, 2012

Common Weaknesses

Samsung Focus S Nokia Lumia 900
Supported card formats Lacks expandable storage None vs None
Much smaller app store 43,000 apps (Windows Phone Marketplace) vs 43,000 apps (Windows Phone Marketplace)
Video out Neither outputs video to TVs None vs None
Keyboard Neither has a keyboard None vs None
Adobe Flash Neither supports Adobe Flash No vs No

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