Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Nokia Lumia 720

Apple iPhone 4S
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Nokia Lumia 720
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nokia
Announced October 2011 February 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White White, Red, Yellow, Cyan/Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
127.9 x 67.5 x 9 mm
(5.04 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 60.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 520 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 23 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)