Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 820 vs Nokia Lumia 720

Nokia Lumia 820
nokia lumia 820
Nokia Lumia 720
nokia lumia 720
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia
Announced Expected September 2012 February 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Violet White, Red, Yellow, Cyan/Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm
(4.87 x 2.7 x 0.39 in)
127.9 x 67.5 x 9 mm
(5.04 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 128 g (4.52 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 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.04% 60.94%
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] 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, 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 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 330 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
Up to 520 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 23 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)