Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 920 vs HTC Windows Phone 8S vs HTC Desire 816

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia HTC HTC
Announced September 2012 September 2012 February 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Released - November 2012 Available - March 2014
Colors Black, Gray, Red, Yellow Atlantic blue, domino, high-rise grey Red, Grey, Green, Cyan, White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.3 x 10.7 x 10.7 mm
(5.13 x 0.42 x 0.42 in)
120.5 x 63 x 10.3 mm
(4.74 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
156.6 x 78.7 x 8 mm
(6.17 x 3.1 x 0.31 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 113 g (3.99 oz) 165 g (5.82 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 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 900 / 2100 - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - Asia
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 225 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 4 GB 8 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS TFT capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 401.28% 60.11% 67.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, Carl Zeiss optics, 3264 x 2448 pix 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Yes Yes
Edge Class 33 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1700 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 17 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
- -