Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 720 vs Nokia Lumia 820

Nokia Lumia 720
nokia lumia 720
Nokia Lumia 820
nokia lumia 820
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia
Announced February 2013 Expected September 2012
Status Available - April 2013 Available - November 2012
Colors White, Red, Yellow, Cyan/Black Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Violet
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.9 x 67.5 x 9 mm
(5.04 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm
(4.87 x 2.7 x 0.39 in)
Weight 128 g (4.52 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 2100/ 900
Messaging 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
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.94% 62.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Carl Zeiss Tessa [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2000 mAh 1650 mAh
Stand by Up to 520 h Up to 330 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 23 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)