Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 900 vs Apple iPhone 5 vs Nokia Lumia 930

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Apple Nokia
Announced January 2012 September 2012 April 2014
Status Available - May 2012 Available - September 2012 Available - June 2014
Colors Black, cyan Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.8 x 68.5 x 11.5 mm, 90 cc
(5.03 x 2.7 x 0.45 in, 3.54 cc)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
137 x 71 x 9.8 mm
(5.39 x 2.8 x 0.39 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T LTE
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 7.5 Mango iOS 6 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor 1.4 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm APQ8055 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU Adreno 205 PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Adreno 330
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen 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) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.10% 60.84% 70.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels
Flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash Carl Zeiss optics
Features Geo-tagging Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR 1/2.5' Sensor Size, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, VGA@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Yes Yes
Edge Class 33 Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps DL, 25 Mbps UL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1830 mAh (BP-6EW) 1440 mAh 2420 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 225 h Up to 432 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 8 h Up to 11 h 30 m (2G)
Up to 15 h 30 m (3G)