Nokia Lumia 820 vs HTC 8X

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Comparing the Nokia Lumia 820 vs HTC 8X across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Nokia Lumia 820 and HTC 8X run at the same processing speed of 1.5 GHz.


Display: Both Nokia Lumia 820 and HTC 8X offer the same screen size of 4.3 inches, but Nokia Lumia 820 features a AMOLED display compared to HTC 8X's S-LCD 2, making Nokia Lumia 820 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Nokia Lumia 820 and HTC 8X feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: HTC 8X offers a higher front camera resolution with 2.1 MP, while Nokia Lumia 820 offers 0.3 MP, making HTC 8X better for front camera photography.


Battery: HTC 8X offers a higher battery capacity with 1800 mAh, while Nokia Lumia 820 offers 1650 mAh, making HTC 8X better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia Lumia 820 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while HTC 8X offers 16 GB, making Nokia Lumia 820 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Nokia Lumia 820 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while HTC 8X has a rating of 4.1.

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Nokia Lumia 820
₹27,559
(Out of Stock)
HTC 8X
₹26,213
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

10 Jan, 2013
09 Nov, 2012

Performance

Snapdragon S4 Plus
Snapdragon S4 Plus
Dual Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
(upto 1.5 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
AMOLED
S-LCD 2
480x800 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
2.1 MP

Battery

1650 mAh
1800 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

8 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(1,135 ratings)
4.1/5
(354 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jan 10, 2013
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Windows Phone v8
Windows Phone v8

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Krait
Dual core, 1.5 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 225
Adreno 305

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

AMOLED
S-LCD 2

Screen Size

4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)
4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

217 ppi
342 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

62.06 %
58.04 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v2

Design

Height

123.8 mm
132.35 mm

Width

68.5 mm
66.2 mm

Thickness

9.90 mm
10.12 mm

Weight

160 grams
130 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom26 mm focal length
8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
2.1 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 fps

Battery

Capacity

1650 mAh
1800 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 8.1 Hours(3G) / Up to 15.4 Hours(2G)
Up to 11.3 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
N/A

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 3)
N/A
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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct
N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope