Comparison of HTC Windows Phone 8X and Nokia Lumia 820 smartphones based on their characteristics

HTC Windows Phone 8X

Nokia Lumia 820

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

HTC

Nokia

Phone model

Windows Phone 8X

Lumia 820

Year of release

2012

2012

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

132 mm

124 mm

Body width

66 mm

69 mm

Body thickness

10.1 mm

9.9 mm

Weight

130 g

160 g

Volume

88.53 cm³

83.96 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Replaceable panels

Colors

• Dark blue
• Black
• Yellow

• Red

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm MSM8960

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4

CPU clock speed

1500 MHz

1500 MHz

Number of processor cores

2

2

Level 1 cache (L1)

16 + 16 kB

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

1024 kB

Processor size

32 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 225

• Adreno 225

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

1 GB

RAM type

LPDDR2

LPDDR2

RAM frequency

500 MHz

500 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 8 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

64 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960

Operating system

Operating system

Windows Phone 8

Windows Phone 8

Battery

Battery capacity

1800

1650

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Wireless battery charging

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

11 h 18 min

15 h 24 min

Standby time in GSM networks

290 h

330 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

11 h 18 min

8 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

290 h

360 h

Duration of listening to music

61 h

Video watching duration

5 h

Duration of using Wi-Fi

6 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4.3 in

4.3 in

Screen resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

800 x 480 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

Pixel density

342 ppi

217 ppi

Screen technology

Super LCD2

AMOLED

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.667

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

8 Mp

8 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

Dual LED

Digital zoom

4 X

Photomatrix size

4.54 x 3.42 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.39 μm

Crop factor

7.62

Aperture

f/2.2

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Panoramic photography

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

White balance

Other photo settings

• Story modes: auto
• Night portrait
• Close-up
• White balance modes: cloudy
• Incandescent light bulb
• Daylight

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Digital video zoom

4 X

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2.1 Mp

0.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1932 x 1087 pixels

730 x 411 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

Aperture

f/2.4

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

640 x 480 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

CDMA2000 support

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1700 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 3

• LTE Cat 3

CDMA2000 standards

• 1xEV-DO Rev. A

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

2.1 + EDR

3.0

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• PBAP
• OPP
• HFP
• SPP
• GAVDP
• SDAP

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Cell ID location

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

DRM support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• 3GPP2
• 3GPP2
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• M4A
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• M4A
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Number of polyphony voices

40

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Вконтакте

• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• Facebook
• Twitter

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Remote phone lock

Remotely wipe data from your phone

Remote phone search

Data encryption in the phone

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.59 W/kg

0.94 W/kg