Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 720 vs Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM

Nokia Lumia 720
nokia lumia 720
Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM
microsoft lumia 540 dual sim
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Microsoft
Announced February 2013 April 2015
Status Available - April 2013 Available - May 2015
Price - Rs. 8,100 ($119.12) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Red, Yellow, Cyan/Black Orange, white, black, cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.9 x 67.5 x 9 mm
(5.04 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
144 x 73.7 x 9.4 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.37 in)
Weight 128 g (4.52 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] Adreno 302 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.94% 64.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Sensor size: 1/4 inch, f/2.2 aperture
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 520 h Up to 576 h
Talk Time Up to 23 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 26.2 h (2G)
Up to 14.8 h (3G)