HTC Windows Phone 8S vs Nokia Lumia 820

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

  Windows Phone 8S:

  LCD

  Lumia 820:

  OLED

• Weight

  Windows Phone 8S: 47 g lighter

  Windows Phone 8S:

  113 g

  Lumia 820:

  160 g

• Width

  Windows Phone 8S: 5.5 mm narrower

  Windows Phone 8S:

  63 mm

  Lumia 820:

  68.5 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Windows Phone 8S: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  Windows Phone 8S:

  4 in

  Lumia 820:

  4.3 in

• Chipset

  Windows Phone 8S:

  Qualcomm Snapdragon S4

  Lumia 820:

  Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus

• Height

  Windows Phone 8S: 3.3 mm shorter

  Windows Phone 8S:

  120.5 mm

  Lumia 820:

  123.8 mm

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. Windows Phone 8S

   Height:

   120.5 mm

   Width:

   63 mm

   Depth:

   10.3 mm

2. 2. Lumia 820

   Height:

   123.8 mm +3.3 mm versus Windows Phone 8S

   Width:

   68.5 mm +5.5 mm versus Windows Phone 8S

   Depth:

   9.9 mm

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. Windows Phone 8S

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

2. 2. Lumia 820

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   52.6 cm²

Lumia 820 has approximately 15.6% more rectangular screen area than Windows Phone 8S.

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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

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

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