Tech Posts Why Nokia Lumia 720 is Better than 820 February 27, 20133059 views0 Share By IG Share If you are a budget conscious user, and is planning to buy a Windows Phone 8 based Nokia Lumia 820, think again, and re-look at the Nokia Lumia 720 with impressive specs and cost effectiveness. Here are the top 5 reason why you should go for a Lumia 720, instead of a 820. Note: If you buy something from our links, we might earn a commission. See our disclosure statement. Better unibody design than the Lumia 820. Corning Gorilla Glass 2 – ClearBlack display. A FF 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps on the 720 vs a VGA Camera on the 820. Better camera with a 1/3.6” sensor and takes excellent low light photos. Better battery, 2000 mAh battery vs a 1650 mAh battery. Also, there is a slightly better GPU on the 720, Adreno 305 vs a Adreno 225 Here are the complete spec sheet: Lumia 820 Lumia 720 GENERAL 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 No LTE SIM Micro-SIM Micro-SIM Announced 2012, September 2013, February Status Available. Released 2012, November Coming soon. 2013, March BODY Dimensions 123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm, 83.5 cc (4.87 x 2.70 x 0.39 in) 127.9 x 67.5 x 9 mm, 78 cc (5.04 x 2.66 x 0.35 in) Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz) DISPLAY Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Size 480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches (~217 ppi pixel density) 480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches (~217 ppi pixel density) Multitouch Yes Yes – Nokia ClearBlack display Corning Gorilla Glass 2 – ClearBlack display SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones Loudspeaker Yes Yes 3.5mm jack Yes Yes – Dolby Headphone sound enhancement No MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 512 MB RAM DATA GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 – 48 kbps Class B EDGE Class 12 Up to 236.8 kbps Speed HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP NFC Yes Yes USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 CAMERA Primary 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, dual-LED flash, check quality 6.7 MP, 2848 x 2144 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, LED flash, Better Night Photography Features Geo-tagging, touch focus 1/3.6” sensor size, geo-tagging Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, check quality Yes, 720p@30fps Secondary Yes, VGA Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps FEATURES OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Chipset Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Qualcomm MSM8227 CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait Dual-core 1 GHz GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 305 Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM Browser HTML5 HTML5 Radio No No GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Java No No Colors Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Violet White, Red, Yellow, Cyan/Black – SNS integration – SNS integration – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic – 7GB free SkyDrive storage – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player – MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player – MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player – 7GB free SkyDrive storage – Document viewer – Document viewer – Video/photo editor – Video/photo editor – Voice memo/command/dial – Voice memo/dial/commands – Predictive text input – Predictive text input BATTERY Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery (BP-5T) Non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery (BP-4GW) Stand-by Up to 330 h (2G) / Up to 330 h (3G) (2G) / Up to 520 h (3G) Talk time Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G) Up to 23 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 13 h 20 min (3G) Music play Up to 55 h Up to 79 h MISC SAR US 1.37 W/kg (head) 0.71 W/kg (body) SAR EU 0.79 W/kg (head) Affiliate Disclosure: Faceofit.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Share What's your reaction? Excited 0 Happy 0 In Love 0 Not Sure 0 Silly 0
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