Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 620 vs HTC Desire HD vs Nokia Lumia 720

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia HTC Nokia
Announced December 2012 September 2010 February 2013
Status Available - January 2013 Available - October 2010 Available - April 2013
Colors Lime green, orange, magenta, yellow, cyan, white, black Black, Brown White, Red, Yellow, Cyan/Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.4 x 61.1 x 11 mm
(4.54 x 2.41 x 0.43 in)
123 x 68 x 11.8 mm
(4.84 x 2.68 x 0.46 in)
127.9 x 67.5 x 9 mm
(5.04 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
Weight 127 g (4.48 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
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 Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), v2.3 (Gingerbread), not upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 205 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 768 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 1.5 GB; 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.8 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.06% 62.90% 60.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class B Class 32 Yes
Edge Class B Class 32 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2/14.4 Mbps; HSUPA 2/5.76 Mbps (carrier dependent) HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 1.5 GB; 768 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1300 mAh (BL-4J) 1230 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 330 h Up to 490 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 520 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 9 h 15 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 23 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)