Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 800 vs HTC Windows Phone 8S vs Huawei Ascend W1

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia HTC Huawei
Announced October 2011 September 2012 January 2013
Status Available - November 2011 Released - November 2012 Available - January 2013
Colors Black, Cyan, Magenta Atlantic blue, domino, high-rise grey Blue, white, pink, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1 mm, 76.1 cc
(4.59 x 2.41 x 0.48 in, 3 cc)
120.5 x 63 x 10.3 mm
(4.74 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
124.5 x 63.7 x 10.5 mm
(4.9 x 2.51 x 0.41 in)
Weight 142 g (5.01 oz) 113 g (3.99 oz) 130 g (4.59 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 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor 1.4 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 225 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.72% 60.11% 57.54%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No No
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Yes Yes
Edge Class 33 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML5, RSS feeds HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records Yes Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1450 mAh (BV-5JW) 1700 mAh 1950 mAh
Stand by Up to 265 h (2G)
Up to 335 h (3G)
- Up to 460 hours (2G)
Up to 470 hours (3G)
Talk Time Up to 13 h (2G)
Up to 9 h 30 min (3G)
- Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min(3G)