Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 720 vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Lumia 1020

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced February 2013 February 2013 July 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors White, Red, Yellow, Cyan/Black Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.9 x 67.5 x 9 mm
(5.04 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
Weight 128 g (4.52 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 158 g (5.57 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 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
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 Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 305 Adreno 225
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.94% 59.47% 61.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels)
Flash LED flash No Xenon Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Carl Zeiss optics, Auto Focus, 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Optical Zoom, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No
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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover
Capacity 2000 mAh 1430 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 520 h Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 384 h
Talk Time Up to 23 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)