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Nokia Lumia 520 vs HTC Desire 820

General Info

Manufacturer
Nokia HTC
Announced
February 2013 September 2014
Status
Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - September 2014
Colors
Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tang
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
Weight
124 g (4.37 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Asia version
4G Network
- LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EMEA version
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

Display

Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.0 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
59.47% 67.20%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 305 [Similar] Adreno 405 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
Front Camera
No [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity
1430 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 424 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 22 h 24 min (3G)
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