HTC Desire Eye vs Nokia Lumia 900

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    Desire Eye:
    LCD
    Lumia 900:
    OLED
  • Weight

    Desire Eye: 6 g lighter

    Desire Eye:
    154 g
    Lumia 900:
    160 g
  • Width

    Lumia 900: 5.3 mm narrower

    Desire Eye:
    73.8 mm
    Lumia 900:
    68.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Lumia 900: 0.9 in smaller diagonal

    Desire Eye:
    5.2 in
    Lumia 900:
    4.3 in
  • Chipset

    Desire Eye:
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
    Lumia 900:
    Qualcomm APQ8055 Snapdragon S2
  • Depth

    Desire Eye: 3 mm thinner

    Desire Eye:
    8.5 mm
    Lumia 900:
    11.5 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. Desire Eye

    Height:
    151.7 mm +23.9 mm versus Lumia 900
    Width:
    73.8 mm +5.3 mm versus Lumia 900
    Depth:
    8.5 mm
  2. 2. Lumia 900

    Height:
    127.8 mm
    Width:
    68.5 mm
    Depth:
    11.5 mm +3 mm versus Desire Eye

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Desire Eye

    154 g

  2. 2. Lumia 900

    160 g

    +6 g versus Desire Eye

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Desire Eye

    Screen diagonal:
    5.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    74.5 cm²
  2. 2. Lumia 900

    Screen diagonal:
    4.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    52.6 cm²

Desire Eye has approximately 41.6% more rectangular screen area than Lumia 900.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Recorded RAM for Desire Eye, Lumia 900, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageDesire EyeLumia 900
16 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
Lumia 900: Original memory entry

16 GB · 512 MB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Desire Eye

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Lumia 900

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Desire Eye

    2400 mAh

    +570 mAh versus Lumia 900

  2. 2. Lumia 900

    1830 mAh

Specifications

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1. Desire Eye2. Lumia 900

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Desire Eye, Lumia 900.
SpecificationDesire EyeLumia 900
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 151.7 Х 73.8 Х 8.5 mm
  • 127.8 Х 68.5 Х 11.5 mm
Weight
  • 154 g
  • 160 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • AMOLED
Screen size
  • 5.2" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 16 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2400 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1830 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.4 (KitKat)
  • upgradable to 6.1 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 7
  • Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango
Chipset
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
  • Qualcomm APQ8055 Snapdragon S2
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Desire Eye, Lumia 900.
SpecificationDesire EyeLumia 900
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 74.5 cm2
  • 52.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 66.6%
  • 60.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 424 PPI
  • 217 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Desire Eye, Lumia 900.
SpecificationDesire EyeLumia 900
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 28mm (wide)
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • HDR
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • Dual-LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • VGA@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 1 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 22mm (wide)
  • AF
  • 1 MP
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Desire Eye, Lumia 900.
SpecificationDesire EyeLumia 900
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
  • 1.4 GHz Scorpion
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 330
  • Adreno 205
Antutu 7 score *
  • 39156
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 926
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 2134
Unknown
GeekBench 4 RenderScript *
  • 2323
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Desire Eye, Lumia 900.
SpecificationDesire EyeLumia 900
Release date
  • 2014
  • October
  • 2012
  • February
Colors
  • Blue
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • White
  • Magenta
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 380 EUR
  • 160 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 538 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 20 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h (2G) / Up to 300 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G) Music play - Up to 60 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Desire Eye, Lumia 900.
SpecificationDesire EyeLumia 900
SIM card
  • Nano-SIM
  • Micro-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - EMEA TD-SCDMA - Asia -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 28(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) - Asia LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 17(700)
  • 29(700) - AT&T LTE band 3(1800)
  • 20(800) - EMEA
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/21.1(AT&T)/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 33
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 33
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.29 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.33 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Desire Eye, Lumia 900.
SpecificationDesire EyeLumia 900
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Nokia ClearBlack display
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Desire Eye, Lumia 900.
SpecificationDesire EyeLumia 900
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - IPX7 dust proof and water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Document viewer/editor -Video/photo editor - Also known as Nokia Lumia 900 RM-823