Nokia Lumia 820 and HTC 8S are the two smartphones running on the Windows phone OS 8. These two phone are the much affordable devices compared their flagship models. HTC 8S is almost 5k cheaper than the Lumia 820 in price. So is it worth investing 5k extra and get Lumia 820 or to go for HTC 8S? Here is the quick specs wise comparison which might help you to take decision.
Comparison between Nokia Lumia 820 Vs HTC 8S:
Dimensions:
Nokia Lumia 820 is lightly bigger in size and weighs more than 8S but it is thinner than the HTC 8S. The designwise both are really good. However, HTC 8S design is slightly more appealing than the Lumia 820.
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Comparison between Nokia Lumia 820 Vs HTC 8S:
Dimensions:
- Nokia Lumia 820: 68.5x123.8x9.9 mm and weighs 160grams
- HTC 8S: 63x120.5x10.28 mm and weighs 113 grams
Nokia Lumia 820 is lightly bigger in size and weighs more than 8S but it is thinner than the HTC 8S. The designwise both are really good. However, HTC 8S design is slightly more appealing than the Lumia 820.
Display:
- Nokia Lumia 820: 4.3 inch AMOLED screen with WVGA 480*800 pixel resolution
- HTC 8S:4 inch Super LCD2 display screen, WVGA 480*800 pixels resolution
Nokia Lumia 820 sports 4.3 inch AMOLED screen which slightly bigger than the HTC 8S Super LCD 2 screen. However, both phones features WVGA screen resolution resulting in lower pixel density in Lumia 820. Rest, the viewing angles and color saturation both the smartphones perform equally good.
Processor, RAM and GPU:
- Nokia Lumia 820: Dual Core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Krait,1GB RAM,Adreno 225
- HTC 8S: Dual-core 1 GHz Krait processor, 512 RAM, Adreno 305
In this segment, Nokia Lumia 820 stays ahead. Because, it has higher clock speed processor and higher RAM capacity. Higher the RAM size improves multi tasking and also gaming performance. Having only 512MB of RAM on 8S is a disappointing as there are several handsets which much lower price comes with atleast 765MB of RAM.
Camera:
- Nokia Lumia 820: 8 MP auto focus primary camera with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash. VGA front facing camera
- HTC 8S: 5MP auto focus primary camera with LED flash.
Nokia Lumia 820 sports the 8MP auto focus camera with Carl Zeiss optics same as the one found on Lumia 800. With Dual LED flash, the camera takes good photos and records decent videos. However, it cannot be compared with Lumia 920 camera which has Pureview technology and Optical stabilization, but in comparison with 8S camera, it is way ahead. One more advantage Lumia 820 has is the VGA front facing camera which is not present in the HTC 8S. Other key advantage with Lumia 820 is the its own camera apps which provides more functionality.
Battery:
- Nokia Lumia 820:Li-ion 1650mAh battery
- HTC 8S: Li-Po 1700 mAh battery
Lumia 820 has only 1650 mAh battery though it has bigger screen and higher clocked processor making it fall short of HTC 8S battery life.
Summary: The price of Nokia Lumia 820 is 25,999 for which it has the justifiable specifications. The main attracting features of Lumia 820 is its vast service network and the trust it has built over the years. Other than that the powerful processor with 1GB RAM and decent camera makes it a worth buy. You can read a complete review on this here.
The specification wise HTC 8S is not so impressive compared to Lumia 820. But the price of HTC 8S is ₹19,761 is worth point to consider if you are in tight budget. Even the look of HTC 8S is any day much better than that of Lumia 820. You can read a complete review on this here.
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