Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 900 vs Nokia Lumia 820

Nokia Lumia 900
nokia lumia 900
Nokia Lumia 820
nokia lumia 820
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia
Announced January 2012 Expected September 2012
Status Available - May 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black, cyan Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Violet
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.8 x 68.5 x 11.5 mm, 90 cc
(5.03 x 2.7 x 0.45 in, 3.54 cc)
123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm
(4.87 x 2.7 x 0.39 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 2100/ 900
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor 1.4 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm APQ8055 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.10% 62.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Carl Zeiss Tessa [Similar]
Flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, VGA@30fps [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Yes
Edge Class 33 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps DL, 25 Mbps UL HSDPA, 42 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1830 mAh (BP-6EW) 1650 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 330 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)