Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Microsoft Lumia 550 vs Microsoft Lumia 650

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Microsoft Microsoft
Announced July 2013 October 2015 February 2016
Status Available - July 2013 Available - December 2015 Available - April 2016
Price - Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Yellow Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
136.1 x 67.8 x 9.9 mm
(5.36 x 2.67 x 0.39 in)
142 x 70.9 x 6.9 mm
(5.59 x 2.79 x 0.27 in)
Weight 158 g (5.57 oz) 141.9 (4.97.0.32) 122 g (4.3 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows 10 Microsoft Windows 10
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 304 Adreno 304
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3 Capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (315 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (297 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.80% 64.94% 66.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels) 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, f/2.2
Flash Xenon Flash LED flash 28mm
Features Carl Zeiss optics, Auto Focus, 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Optical Zoom, Panorama Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus 1/4" Sensor Size
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 2 MP, 480p [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 720p video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes 296.0/236.8 Kbps
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)
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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2100 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h Up to 672 h (2G)
Up to 672 h (3G)
Up to 624 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)