Nokia Lumia 928 vs Nokia Lumia Icon (929)

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Comparing the Nokia Lumia 928 vs Nokia Lumia Icon (929) across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nokia Lumia Icon (929) runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Nokia Lumia 928 runs at 1.5 GHz, making Nokia Lumia Icon (929) the better performer.


Display: Nokia Lumia Icon (929) offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Nokia Lumia 928 offers 4.5 inches, making Nokia Lumia Icon (929) the larger display of the two. Both Nokia Lumia 928 and Nokia Lumia Icon (929) feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Nokia Lumia Icon (929) offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Nokia Lumia 928 offers 8 MP, making Nokia Lumia Icon (929) better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Nokia Lumia 928 and Nokia Lumia Icon (929) feature a 1.3 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Nokia Lumia Icon (929) offers a higher battery capacity with 2420 mAh, while Nokia Lumia 928 offers 2000 mAh, making Nokia Lumia Icon (929) better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Nokia Lumia 928 and Nokia Lumia Icon (929) offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

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Nokia Lumia 928
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Summary

Release Date

N/A
20 Feb, 2014
14 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon S4 Plus
Snapdragon 800
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
(upto 1.5 GHz)
(upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
1 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

N/A
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
AMOLED
768x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
8 MP
Primary Camera
20 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
1.3 MP
1.2 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
2000 mAh
2420 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
N/A
100W Flash Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
512 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

N/A
N/A
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Videos
1 Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Windows v8
Windows Phone v8
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Avg
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz
Quad core, 2.2 GHz, Krait 400
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 225
Adreno 330
Adreno 840

RAM

1 GB
2 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED
AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

768x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.8:9

Pixel Density

332 ppi
441 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

62.84 %
70.81 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

133 mm
137 mm
162.98 mm

Width

68.9 mm
71 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

10.10 mm
9.8 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

162 grams
167 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom
20 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/2.426 mm focal length
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash Xenon Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4992 x 3744 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
2 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 24 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording
Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Avg
Best In Class

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
1.2 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1280x720 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

2000 mAh
2420 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G) / Up to 11.8 Hours(2G)
Up to 16.4 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
32 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 700(band 28) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 3)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category Cat4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.7 W/kg Body: 0.9 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz Dual antennas
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Headphone
Dolby Headphone
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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