Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 820 vs LG Optimus L9 II vs Sony Xperia M2

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia LG Sony
Announced Expected September 2012 August 2013 February 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Coming Soon - October 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Violet White, Black Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm
(4.87 x 2.7 x 0.39 in)
- 139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) - 148 g (5.22 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 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Scratch-Resistant Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait, Qualcomm 8230 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305)
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.7 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.04% - 64.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS 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 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12 Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 2150 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 330 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
- Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
- Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)