Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 900 vs Nokia Lumia 820 vs Nokia Lumia 928

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced January 2012 Expected September 2012 April 2013
Status Available - May 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, cyan Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Violet Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.8 x 68.5 x 11.5 mm, 90 cc
(5.03 x 2.7 x 0.45 in, 3.54 cc)
123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm
(4.87 x 2.7 x 0.39 in)
133 x 68.9 x 10.1 mm
(5.24 x 2.71 x 0.4 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900/ 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 2100/ 900 LTE
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 7.5 Mango Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor 1.4 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm APQ8055 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 225 Adreno 225
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB storage 32 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.10% 62.04% 62.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Carl Zeiss Tessa 8.7 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash Xenon Flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging 1.4 µm pixel size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, Carl Zeiss optics, optical image stabilization, autofocus, Automatic motion blur reduction
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, VGA@30fps [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Yes Yes
Edge Class 33 Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps DL, 25 Mbps UL HSDPA, 42 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Channel Bonding
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery (BV-4NW)
Capacity 1830 mAh (BP-6EW) 1650 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 330 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
Up to 606 h (2G)
Up to 541 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 11 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 16 h 12 min (3G)