Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 820 vs Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 vs Nokia X2

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung Nokia
Announced Expected September 2012 Q3 2013 June 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - Q3 2013 Available - June 2014
Colors Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Violet White Frost, Black Mist / Arctic Blue, Red Aurora Bright green, bright red, cyan, yellow, black, white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm
(4.87 x 2.7 x 0.39 in)
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
121.7 x 68.3 x 11.1 mm
(4.79 x 2.69 x 0.44 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 2100/ 900 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Scratch-resistant glass
- ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Nokia X Software Platform 2.0 Based on Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 330 Adreno 302
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 16/32 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.04% 72.15% 63.29%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Carl Zeiss Tessa 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR 1/4'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec. Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] Yes, VGA, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 2600 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 330 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
Up to 370 h (3G) Up to 552 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 17 h (3G) Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)