Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 505 vs Nokia Lumia 720

Nokia Lumia 505
nokia lumia 505
Nokia Lumia 720
nokia lumia 720
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia
Announced December 2012 February 2013
Status Available - January 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White, Red, Pink White, Red, Yellow, Cyan/Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.1 x 61.2 x 11.3 mm
(4.65 x 2.41 x 0.44 in)
127.9 x 67.5 x 9 mm
(5.04 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
Weight 131 g (4.62 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 7.8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor 800 MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 56K colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.98% 60.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 256 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-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1300 mAh (BP-3L) 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
Up to 520 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 15 min (3G)
Up to 23 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)