Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 720 vs Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Sony Xperia E1

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Sony
Announced February 2013 July 2013 January 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - March 2014
Colors White, Red, Yellow, Cyan/Black Black, White, Yellow Black, Purple, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.9 x 67.5 x 9 mm
(5.04 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
118 x 62.4 x 12 mm
(4.65 x 2.46 x 0.47 in)
Weight 128 g (4.52 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D2004
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D2005
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 -
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 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 225 Adreno 302
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 32 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3 TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.94% 61.80% 61.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels) 3 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash Xenon Flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Carl Zeiss optics, Auto Focus, 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Optical Zoom, Panorama Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Image Stabilization, Panorama, Red-eye reduction, Touch capture
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, SVGA@30FPS
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 32 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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2000 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 520 h Up to 384 h Up to 551 h
Talk Time Up to 23 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 9 h 12 min