Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 820 vs LG G2 vs Acer Liquid Z4

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia LG Acer
Announced Expected September 2012 August 2013 February 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - September 2013 Coming Soon - April 2014
Colors Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Violet Black, White Black/White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm
(4.87 x 2.7 x 0.39 in)
138.5 x 70.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.45 x 2.79 x 0.35 in)
9.7 mm thickness
(0.38 in thickness)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 143 g (5.04 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
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 2100/ 900 LTE (Region Dependent) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Dual-core 1.3 GHz
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 330 -
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 32 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No TBD

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors -
Size 4.3 inches 5.2 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.04% 75.78% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Carl Zeiss Tessa 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR -
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@60fps Yes
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS -
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No TBD
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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery -
Capacity 1650 mAh 3000 mAh -
Stand by Up to 330 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
- -