Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 820 vs HTC Windows Phone 8X

Nokia Lumia 820
nokia lumia 820
HTC Windows Phone 8X
htc windows phone 8x
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia HTC
Announced Expected September 2012 September 2012
Status Available - November 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Violet Blue, Black, Yellow, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm
(4.87 x 2.7 x 0.39 in)
132.3 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm
(5.21 x 2.61 x 0.4 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 2100/ 900 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.04% 58.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Carl Zeiss Tessa [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash 28mm wide
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
HSDPA; HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
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 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1650 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 330 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)