Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 720 vs Samsung Galaxy Core I8260 vs Sony Xperia M

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung Sony
Announced February 2013 April 2013 June 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - May 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors White, Red, Yellow, Cyan/Black White, Blue Black, White, Purple, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.9 x 67.5 x 9 mm
(5.04 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
129.3 x 67.6 x 8.95 mm
(5.09 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
Weight 128 g (4.52 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Both Versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1905
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C1904
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625 Snapdragon S4 Play Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 203 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available) 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.94% 60.19% 57.31%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio Stereo 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 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1800 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by Up to 520 h Up to 300 h Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 23 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 9 h Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)