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Sony Xperia S vs Nokia Lumia 820

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Summary
Performance

Snapdragon S3

1 GB RAM

Snapdragon S4 Plus

1 GB RAM

Display

4.3" (10.92 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

4.3" (10.92 cm)

480x800 px

Rear Camera

12.1 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP

Single Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1750 mAh

8.5 h talktime (3G)

1650 mAh

8.1 h talktime (3G)

Storage

32 GB

Non Expandable

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

User Rating

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4.5/5 based on 682 ratings

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General
Launch Date

January 10, 2013 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Windows Phone v8

Custom UI

Timescape UI

Performance
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960

CPU

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Scorpion

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Krait

Graphics

Adreno 220

Adreno 225

RAM

1 GB

1 GB

Display
Display Type

LCD

Screen Size

4.3 " (10.92 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

342 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

62.08 %

62.06 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 128 mm
Width: 64 mm
Thickness: 10.60 mm

Height: 123.8 mm
Width: 68.5 mm
Thickness: 9.90 mm

Weight

144 grams

160 grams

Colours

Black, Silver, White

Black, Blue, Grey, Red, White, Yellow

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

12.1 MP, Primary Camera

8 MP, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length)

Sensor

CMOS image sensor, Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

4 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording

Front Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

1.3 MP, Primary Camera

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery
Capacity

1750 mAh

1650 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

TalkTime

Up to 8.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 7.5 Hours(2G)

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

Standby time

Up to 420 Hours(3G) / Up to 450 Hours(2G)

Up to 330 Hours(3G) / Up to 330 Hours(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

32 GB

8 GB

Expandable Memory

No

, Up to 64 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.8 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
86 kbps
EDGE:
236.8 kbps

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 3)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Class 12, 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE:
Class 12
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SAR Value

Head: 1.3 W/kg, Body: 1.07 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

, v2.1

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

USB 2.0, Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB, microUSB 2.0

USB charging, microUSB, microUSB 2.0

HDMI

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Stereo FM

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass