Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 1520 vs LG G3 Dual-LTE vs HTC Desire 820q Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia LG HTC
Announced October 2013 October 2014 October 2014
Status Available - November 2013 Coming Soon - November 2014 Available - October 2014
Price - Rs. 24,470 ($359.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 30,500 ($448.53) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Yellow, white, black, red Metallic Black, Silk White Santorini White, Tuxedo Gray, Milky-way Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - SIM 1 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 2300
(Bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 40) - SIM 1
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8975AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330 Adreno 306
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.44% 76.42% 67.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash Dual-LED flash Dual-LED Flash LED flash
Features 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Phase Detection/Laser Autofocus, 1/3' Sensor Size, OIS, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL/ EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW) Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3400 mAh 3000 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 27 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
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