Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 820 vs Asus Zenfone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy Core Max

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Asus Samsung
Announced Expected September 2012 January 2014 October 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - June 2014 Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 15,499 ($227.93) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Violet Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm
(4.87 x 2.7 x 0.39 in)
148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
136.3 x 69.6 x 8mm
(5.37 x 2.74 x 0.31in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 2100/ 900 - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 225 PowerVR SGX544MP2 -
RAM 1 GB 1/2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8/16 GB 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.04% 63.76% 67.23%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Carl Zeiss Tessa 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes 1080p
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 2110 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 330 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
Up to 353 h (3G) Up to 419 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) -