Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 720 vs Nokia Lumia 525 vs Nokia Lumia 930

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced February 2013 November 2013 April 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - January 2014 Available - June 2014
Colors White, Red, Yellow, Cyan/Black Yellow, orange, white, black Black, White
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)
137 x 71 x 9.8 mm
(5.39 x 2.8 x 0.39 in)
Weight 128 g (4.52 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 167 g (5.89 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
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Super sensitive touch for finger nail and glove use, Changeable backcover -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 305 Adreno 330
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB ROM 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, 2D Hardened Glass AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.94% 59.47% 70.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM Radio -
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 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels
Flash LED flash No Carl Zeiss optics
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Nokia Smart Camera, Cinemagraph lens, Panorama lens, Bing vision 1/2.5' Sensor Size, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
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, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
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 and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

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
Capacity 2000 mAh 1430 mAh 2420 mAh
Stand by Up to 520 h Up to 336 h Up to 432 h
Talk Time Up to 23 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 16 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 11 h 30 m (2G)
Up to 15 h 30 m (3G)