Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 920 vs Nokia Lumia 930 vs HTC Desire 820

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia HTC
Announced September 2012 April 2014 September 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - June 2014 Coming Soon - September 2014
Colors Black, Gray, Red, Yellow Black, White Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tang
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.3 x 10.7 x 10.7 mm
(5.13 x 0.42 x 0.42 in)
137 x 71 x 9.8 mm
(5.39 x 2.8 x 0.39 in)
157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz) 155 g (5.47 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Asia version
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 900 / 2100 LTE LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EMEA version
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 330 Adreno 405
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 32 GB 16 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 401.28% 70.72% 67.20%
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 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash
Features Auto focus, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging 1/2.5' Sensor Size, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Yes Yes
Edge Class 33 Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G 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 HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 128 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2420 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 432 h Up to 424 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 11 h 30 m (2G)
Up to 15 h 30 m (3G)
Up to 22 h 24 min (3G)