Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 820 vs Microsoft Lumia 950 vs Microsoft Lumia 650

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Microsoft Microsoft
Announced Expected September 2012 October 2015 February 2016
Status Available - November 2012 Available - November 2015 Available - April 2016
Price - Rs. 27,300 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced]
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)
145 x 73.2 x 8.2 mm
(5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 in)
142 x 70.9 x 6.9 mm
(5.59 x 2.79 x 0.27 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 2100/ 900 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows 10 Microsoft Windows 10
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 418 Adreno 304
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.2 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (564 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (297 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.04% 70.44% 66.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Carl Zeiss Tessa 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels 8 MP, f/2.2
Flash LED flash Carl Zeiss optics 28mm
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging 1/2.4' Sensor Size, 1.12 μm Pixel Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 1/4" Sensor Size
Video Yes 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec. 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 720p video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes 296.0/236.8 Kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

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 Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 3000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 330 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
Up to 288 h (2G)
Up to 288 h (3G)
Up to 624 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 23 h (2G)
Up to 18 h (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)