Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Go vs Nokia Lumia 720 vs Nokia Lumia 1020

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia Nokia
Announced May 2012 February 2013 July 2013
Status Available - July 2012 Available - April 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors White, Black, Yellow White, Red, Yellow, Cyan/Black Black, White, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm
(4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 in)
127.9 x 67.5 x 9 mm
(5.04 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
Weight 110g (3.88oz) 128 g (4.52 oz) 158 g (5.57 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
4G Network - - 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

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
GPU Mali-400 Adreno 305 Adreno 225
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage (4 GB user available) 8 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.3 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.38% 60.94% 61.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels)
Flash LED flash LED flash Xenon Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging Carl Zeiss optics, Auto Focus, 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Optical Zoom, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG Supported - 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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover
Capacity 1305 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Up to 520 h Up to 384 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 23 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)