Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 900 vs Nokia Lumia 822 vs Nokia Lumia 830

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced January 2012 October 2012 September 2014
Status Available - May 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, cyan Black, Gray, White Orange, green, white, black
Form Factor Candybar 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)
139.4 x 70.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.49 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 LTE 700 MHz Class 13 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor 1.4 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm APQ8055 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 225 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.10% 62.04% 69.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 10 MP, Carl Zeiss Optics
Flash Carl Zeiss optics F2.2, dual LED flash LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging Carl Zeiss Tessar lens, Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, OIS, 1/3.4'' sensor size, PureView technology, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, VGA@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 0.9 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 33 Class 12 Up to 296 kbps
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 HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery (BV-L4A)
Capacity 1830 mAh (BP-6EW) 1650 mAh (BP-5T) 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 330 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 48 min (3G)