Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 820 vs Motorola RAZR i XT890 vs HTC Desire

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Motorola HTC
Announced Expected September 2012 September 2012 February 2010
Status Available - November 2012 Available - October 2012 Available - March 2010
Colors Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Violet Black, White Black, Brown, Silver, 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)
122.5 x 60.9 x 8.3 mm
(4.82 x 2.4 x 0.33 in)
119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
(4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 126 g (4.44 oz) 135 g (4.76 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 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
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

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon 1.3GHz, Intel Atom Z2460, Boost to 2GHz 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 225 PowerVR SGX 540 @400MHz Adreno 200
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 576 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB (5 GB user available) N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Advanced, Edge-To-Edge Screen AMOLED or SLCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 3.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.04% 68.41% 54.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No 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 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, WVGA (800x480 pixels) @ 15fps, 720p@30fps via Android 2.2 (Froyo) update
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Yes HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2)
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 2000 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 330 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
- Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 20 h Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)