Nokia Lumia 830 vs Nokia Lumia 1020 Comparison and Differences

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Nokia Lumia 830

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Nokia Lumia 830 or Nokia Lumia 1020 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia Lumia 830 Nokia Lumia 1020
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Release date 2014, September 2013, July
Dimensions (HxWxD) 139.4 x 70.7 x 8.5 mm | 5.49 x 5.49 x 2.78 in 130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm | 5.13 x 5.13 x 2.81 in
Weight 150 g | 5.29 oz 158 g | 5.57 oz
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Colors Orange, green, white, black, gold Yellow, white, black, red (AT&T exclusive)
Battery 2200 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 528 h
Talking time - Up to 12 h 54 min (2G) / Up to 14 h 48 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 78 h
Stand by time - Up to 384 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 19 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 63 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 4.5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 57.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.9% 61.9%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 768 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 332 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - ClearBlack display - PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 10 MP, Single 41 MP, Single
Camera specs -10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4'', OIS, AF -41 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/1.5'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions Zeiss optics, LED flash, panorama Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon & LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps, 4x lossless digital zoom
Front camera, selfie 0.9 MP, Single 1.2 MP, Single
Specifications 0.9 MP 1.2 MP
Video 720p 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1, upgradable to Microsoft Windows 10 Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to 8.1
Chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 225
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM / 64 GB (Telefonica exclusive)

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 438
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 869

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - AT&T
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-875, RM-877 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-876
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - RM-875 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - RM-877
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE/ aptX after WP8 Denim update
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.87 W/kg (head)     0.83 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.46 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.23 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.76 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement
-Dolby Headphone
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Qi wireless charging
Versions
- Also known as Nokia Lumia 830 RM-984

- Also known as Nokia EOS, Nokia 909, Nokia RM-875, Nokia RM-877, Nokia RM-876

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