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Nokia Lumia 820 vs Sony Xperia Z2

General Info

Manufacturer
Nokia Sony
Announced
Expected September 2012 February 2014
Status
Available - November 2012 Available - April 2014
Colors
Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Violet Black, White, Purple
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm
(4.87 x 2.7 x 0.39 in)
146.8 x 73.3 x 8.2 mm
(5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
Weight
160 g (5.64 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 2100/ 900 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800)
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - D6543
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

Display

Type
AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.3 inches [Similar] 5.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
62.04% 69.16%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), Planned upgrade to Android 5.1 Lollipop
Processor
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Carl Zeiss Tessa [Similar] 20.7 MP, autofocus [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1/2.3'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video
Yes Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera
Yes [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge
Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 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
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1650 mAh 3200 mAh
Stand by
Up to 330 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
Up to 690 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
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