Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 920 vs Nokia Lumia 820 vs Nokia Lumia 1020

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced September 2012 Expected September 2012 July 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - July 2013
Colors Black, Gray, Red, Yellow Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Violet Black, White, Yellow
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)
130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 900 / 2100 LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 2100/ 900 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
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 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 225 Adreno 225
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 8 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type IPS TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.3 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 401.28% 62.04% 61.80%
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 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels)
Flash LED flash LED flash Xenon Flash
Features Auto focus, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Carl Zeiss optics, Auto Focus, 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Optical Zoom, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 33 Yes Up to 236.8 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, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 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, DLNA, UPnP technology
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
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 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG Supported - 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, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover
Capacity 2000 mAh 1650 mAh 2000 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 384 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)