Phone Comparison - HTC Windows Phone 8S vs Nokia Lumia 930 vs HTC Desire 510

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Nokia HTC
Announced September 2012 April 2014 August 2014
Status Released - November 2012 Available - June 2014 Available - August 2014
Colors Atlantic blue, domino, high-rise grey Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 120.5 x 63 x 10.3 mm
(4.74 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
137 x 71 x 9.8 mm
(5.39 x 2.8 x 0.39 in)
139.9 x 69.8 x 9.99 mm
(5.51 x 2.75 x 0.39 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) with HTC Sense
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 410
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 330 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 32 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (208 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.11% 70.72% 62.60%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection 1/2.5' Sensor Size, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec. Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1700 mAh 2420 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by - Up to 432 h Up to 646 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 11 h 30 m (2G)
Up to 15 h 30 m (3G)
Up to 17 h 10 min (3G)