Nokia Lumia 720 vs HTC Desire P

Comparing the Nokia Lumia 720 vs HTC Desire P across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Nokia Lumia 720 and HTC Desire P run at the same processing speed of 1.0 GHz.

Display: Both Nokia Lumia 720 and HTC Desire P offer the same screen size of 4.3 inches, but Nokia Lumia 720 features a IPS LCD display compared to HTC Desire P's LCD, making Nokia Lumia 720 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: HTC Desire P offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Nokia Lumia 720 offers 6.7 MP, making HTC Desire P better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Nokia Lumia 720 offers a higher battery capacity with 2000 mAh, while HTC Desire P offers 1620 mAh, making Nokia Lumia 720 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Nokia Lumia 720 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while HTC Desire P offers 4 GB, making Nokia Lumia 720 the better option for storage.

Nokia Lumia 720

₹10,999

(Discontinued)

HTC Desire P

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

15 Apr, 2013

N/A

User Ratings

4.3/5

(4,069 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Windows Phone v8

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227

N/A

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait

Dual core, 1 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305

N/A

RAM

512 MB

768 MB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD

LCD

Screen Size

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

800x480 px (HD)

Pixel Density

217 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

60.9 %

59.68 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2

N/A

Design

Height

127.9 mm

129.74 mm

Width

67.5 mm

67.9 mm

Thickness

9 mm

10.70 mm

Weight

128 grams

136 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

6.7 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom26 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI

8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2992 x 2240 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A	Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera

N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Capacity

2000 mAh

1620 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 13.4 Hours(3G) / Up to 23.4 Hours(2G)

N/A

Wireless Charging

Yes

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB

4 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported

SAR Value

Head: 1.24 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

Audio Features

Dolby Headphone

N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

N/A