Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Nokia Lumia 920 vs HTC Desire 816

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nokia HTC
Announced October 2011 September 2012 February 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - November 2012 Available - March 2014
Colors Black, White Black, Gray, Red, Yellow Red, Grey, Green, Cyan, White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
130.3 x 10.7 x 10.7 mm
(5.13 x 0.42 x 0.42 in)
156.6 x 78.7 x 8 mm
(6.17 x 3.1 x 0.31 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 900 / 2100 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - Asia
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 225 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32 GB storage 8 GB ROM
External Memory No No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT IPS TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 401.28% 67.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No -
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, Carl Zeiss optics, 3264 x 2448 pix 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 33 Yes
Edge Yes Class 33 Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 2000 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 17 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
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