Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 720 vs Nokia Lumia 2520 vs Nokia Lumia 525

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced February 2013 October 2013 November 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Available - January 2014
Colors White, Red, Yellow, Cyan/Black Cyan , Red, Black, White Yellow, orange, white, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.9 x 67.5 x 9 mm
(5.04 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
267 x 168 x 8.9 mm
(10.51 x 6.61 x 0.35 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 128 g (4.52 oz) 615 g (21.69 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Super sensitive touch for finger nail and glove use, Changeable backcover

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows RT Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 330 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 32 GB 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2D Hardened Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 10.1 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.94% 62.76% 59.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 6.7 MP, 3088 x 1744 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash Carl Zeiss optics No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging 1/3.4' Sensor Size Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Nokia Smart Camera, Cinemagraph lens, Panorama lens, Bing vision
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 11.5 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host 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 and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB 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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 8000 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 520 h Up to 600 h Up to 336 h
Talk Time Up to 23 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 16 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 36 min (3G)