Phone Comparison - HTC Desire 820 vs Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM vs Samsung Galaxy A5

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Nokia Samsung
Announced September 2014 September 2014 October 2014
Status Coming Soon - September 2014 Available - September 2014 Available - November 2014
Price - - Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tang Orange, green, white, black Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
134.7 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.3 x 2.7 x 0.35 in)
139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 134 g (4.73 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Asia version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EMEA version - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - ClearBlack display -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 305 -
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LCD Capacitive Touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.20% 66.20% 70.85%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Auto focus, 1/3.4'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.0, BLE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery (BV-T5A) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2200 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 424 h (3G) Up to 600 h -
Talk Time Up to 22 h 24 min (3G) Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 17 h (3G)
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