Nokia Lumia 920 vs Nokia Lumia 1520 Comparison and Differences

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Nokia Lumia 920

Nokia Lumia 920

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Nokia Lumia 1520

Nokia Lumia 1520

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Nokia Lumia 920 or Nokia Lumia 1520 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia Lumia 920 Nokia Lumia 1520
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Release date 2012, September 2013, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 130.3 x 70.8 x 10.7 mm | 5.13 x 5.13 x 2.79 in 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm | 6.41 x 6.41 x 3.36 in
Weight 185 g | 6.53 oz 209 g | 7.37 oz
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Colors Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White Yellow, white, black, red, green (AT&T)
Battery 2000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3400 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 17 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 67 h
Stand by time - Up to 768 h (2G) / Up to 768 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 27 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 25 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 124 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.5" in 6" in
Screen area 57.6 cm2 99.2 cm2
Screen format 5:3 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 62.5% 71.4%
Screen resolution 768 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 332 PPI 367 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2 Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Other specs - PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack display - ClearBlack display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3'', OIS, AF -20 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.5'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions Carl Zeiss optics, dual-LED flash Zeiss optics, dual-LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps (after WP8 Denim update), 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front camera, selfie 1.3 MP, Single 1.2 MP, Single
Specifications 1.3 MP 1.2 MP, f/2.4
Video 720p@30fps 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to 8.1 Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to Windows 10
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait - Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 330
External memory No microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB (RM-940 only)/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - RM-821, RM-820
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-821, RM-820
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - RM-821 
LTE band 4(1700/2100), 17(700) - RM-820 (AT&T)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-937, RM-939, RM-940 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-938
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - RM-937 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - RM-938, RM-940
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Class 12 Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 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/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE/ aptX after WP8 Denim update 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE/ aptX after WP8 Denim update
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.08 W/kg (head)     0.91 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.70 W/kg (head)    

SAR EU - 0.64 W/kg (head)     0.20 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Dolby Headphone
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Dolby Headphone
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, sensor core
Other extras
- Qi wireless charging

- Qi wireless charging
Versions
- RM-937 global version RM-938 US version RM-939 WCDMA HSPA+ version RM-940 AT&T version

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