Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 920 vs Nokia Lumia 820 vs Sony Xperia Z

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Sony
Announced September 2012 Expected September 2012 January 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - November 2012 Released - February 2013
Colors Black, Gray, Red, Yellow Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Violet Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.3 x 10.7 x 10.7 mm
(5.13 x 0.42 x 0.42 in)
123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm
(4.87 x 2.7 x 0.39 in)
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 900 / 2100 LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 2100/ 900 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
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, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 225 Adreno 320
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 8 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 401.28% 62.04% 69.70%
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, Carl Zeiss optics, 3264 x 2448 pix 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Carl Zeiss Tessa 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 33 Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support 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 and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1650 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 330 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)