Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 900 vs HTC Windows Phone 8S vs Nokia Lumia 520

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia HTC Nokia
Announced January 2012 September 2012 February 2013
Status Available - May 2012 Released - November 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, cyan Atlantic blue, domino, high-rise grey Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
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)
120.5 x 63 x 10.3 mm
(4.74 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 113 g (3.99 oz) 124 g (4.37 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 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor 1.4 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm APQ8055 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 225 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 4 GB 8 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.10% 60.11% 59.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, VGA@30fps [Similar] Yes [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Yes Yes
Edge Class 33 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps DL, 25 Mbps UL HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS Yes, microUSB v2.0 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 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1830 mAh (BP-6EW) 1700 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h - Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h - Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)