Nokia Lumia Icon (929) vs HTC Desire 816

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Comparing the Nokia Lumia Icon (929) vs HTC Desire 816 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 HTC Desire 816 runs at 1.6 GHz, making Nokia Lumia Icon (929) the better performer.


Display: HTC Desire 816 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Nokia Lumia Icon (929) offers 5 inches, making HTC Desire 816 the larger display of the two. Nokia Lumia Icon (929) features a AMOLED display compared to HTC Desire 816's S-LCD 2, making Nokia Lumia Icon (929) the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Nokia Lumia Icon (929) offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while HTC Desire 816 offers 13 MP, making Nokia Lumia Icon (929) better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: HTC Desire 816 offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Nokia Lumia Icon (929) offers 1.2 MP, making HTC Desire 816 better for front camera photography.


Battery: HTC Desire 816 offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while Nokia Lumia Icon (929) offers 2420 mAh, making HTC Desire 816 better for longer battery life.


Storage: HTC Desire 816 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Nokia Lumia Icon (929) offers 32 GB, making HTC Desire 816 the better option for storage.

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Nokia Lumia Icon (929)
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Summary

Spec Score

70%
64%

Release Date

20 Feb, 2014
21 Apr, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon 800
Snapdragon 400
(upto 2.2 GHz)
(upto 1.6 GHz)
2 GB RAM
1.5 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
AMOLED
S-LCD 2
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

20 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.2 MP
5 MP

Battery

2420 mAh
2600 mAh
Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

32 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

N/A
4/5
(1,014 ratings)

Video

There are no videos available for the device.
Videos
1 Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Apr 21, 2014
(Official)

Operating System

Windows Phone v8
Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Custom UI

N/A
HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Below Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228

Processor

Quad core, 2.2 GHz, Krait 400
Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Adreno 305

RAM

2 GB
1.5 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
S-LCD 2

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

441 ppi
267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.81 %
67.51 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass
Yes

Design

Height

137 mm
156.6 mm

Width

71 mm
78.7 mm

Thickness

9.8 mm
8 mm

Weight

167 grams
165 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

20 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/2.426 mm focal length
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4992 x 3744 Pixels
4160 x 3120 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

2 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @60 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

1.2 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Video Recording

1280x720 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Capacity

2420 mAh
2600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 16.4 Hours(3G)
Up to 21 Hours(3G)

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category Cat4)
N/A
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SAR Value

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

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Headphone
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
No

Other Sensors

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