Lumia 820 VS Lumia 920

[rotter123]

Hey im from Israel so im sry for my bad english.
I want to buy a new phone and im thinking about Lumia 820 but i want to know to about the disadvantage of the 820 against the Advantage of 920.
I want to know if this is really big different and its ok to buy the 820 because the price or to add more money and buy the 920.
Questions
1. Is there Big different between the display I mean the PPI?
2. the 820 have Pureview or not ?
3.Does the 820 have wireless charcing?

 

[danchar4]

My assessment based on the specs from Nokia.com and from using both units at the AT&T store in the USA:


920 pros:
- 32GB built in
- better camera with pureview
- better screen with higher dpi
- free wireless charging offer in USA (built in coil in case plus free offer for charging unit)
- gorilla glass

920 cons:
- bigger/heavier
- fixed battery - looks like you need to totally disassemble and find a supplier of the BP-4GW battery which would probably need replacement after ~1 year of use just after warranty expires. Although it is Li-Po which should last longer than standard Li-Ion,
- no ram expansion

820 pros:
- light/small
- replaceable battery - easy to keep a charged spare on hand
- expandable ram to 72GB with 64GB microSDHX card

820 cons:
- only 8GB built in
- worse screen - lower dpi
- worse camera without pureview
- pay extra for wireless charging - need to buy optional charging shell with coil plus the charging unit itself
- no gorilla glass


The teardowns may be helpful:
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Noki...eardown-treatment_id35930#5-Lumia-920-diagram
http://mynokiablog.com/2012/11/07/n...nternal-photos-bp-4gw-2000mah-battery-inside/

Specs:
http://www.nokia.com/us-en/products/phone/lumia810/specifications/
http://www.nokia.com/us-en/products/phone/lumia820/specifications/
http://www.nokia.com/us-en/products/phone/lumia822/specifications/
http://www.nokia.com/us-en/products/phone/lumia920/specifications/

There really isn't a lot else to say. Its just personal preference.

 

[rotter123]

My assessment based on the specs from Nokia.com and from using both units at the AT&T store in the USA:


920 pros:
- 32GB built in
- better camera with pureview
- better screen with higher dpi
- free wireless charging offer in USA (built in coil in case plus free offer for charging unit)
- gorilla glass

920 cons:
- bigger/heavier
- fixed battery - looks like you need to totally disassemble and find a supplier of the BP-4GW battery which would probably need replacement after ~1 year of use just after warranty expires. Although it is Li-Po which should last longer than standard Li-Ion,
- no ram expansion

820 pros:
- light/small
- replaceable battery - easy to keep a charged spare on hand
- expandable ram to 72GB with 64GB microSDHX card

820 cons:
- only 8GB built in
- worse screen - lower dpi
- worse camera without pureview
- pay extra for wireless charging - need to buy optional charging shell with coil plus the charging unit itself
- no gorilla glass


The teardowns may be helpful:
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Noki...eardown-treatment_id35930#5-Lumia-920-diagram
http://mynokiablog.com/2012/11/07/n...nternal-photos-bp-4gw-2000mah-battery-inside/

Specs:
http://www.nokia.com/us-en/products/phone/lumia810/specifications/
http://www.nokia.com/us-en/products/phone/lumia820/specifications/
http://www.nokia.com/us-en/products/phone/lumia822/specifications/
http://www.nokia.com/us-en/products/phone/lumia920/specifications/

There really isn't a lot else to say. Its just personal preference.

Thank u so much !

 

[AndyFZ1S]

If you want to make full usage of the pureview camera then go fo the 920 as it has all the trimmings and slightly larger screen/resolution, The 820 still takes a very nice picture as it is still 8MP, In my opinion the concept of the 820 is better as it has a removable battery and upgradable storage and weight/size wise it is lighter and more manageable, The screen has been noted as displaying a more vivd image compared to the 920 and you can change the outer shells, However it does not have Gorilla glass but instead a scratch resistant surface, It does have wireless charging too,
The design of the 820 diverts from the Traditional striking Lumia shape and looks like any other phone from a distance, Performance wise they both use the same chipset for CPU and RAM and there is little noted difference,
A difficult decision which I had to make and through personal choice I went for the 820 as I still felt it to be an upgrade from my Lumia 900.

 

[Jericoacoara]

You should get both in your hand. In my opinion 820 is already heavy and square-cut.

 

[troxter]

I tested Nokia Lumia 820 for 40 days. I sold this nokia. I back to iOS. Reasons:
- No good apps in appMarket
- terrible keypad ( texting )
- general sound management ( WTF?? )
- not customisable sms tones
- very heavy device
- not comfortable in my hand ( in 40 days period i drop 6-7 times from my hand )
- picture quality/ autofocus (iPhone 4 better)
iPhone 4 is 10000000000% better than Lumia 820.
P.S. I am testing all devices. Always back to iPhone. In my opinion:
1. iOS
2. Android
3. WP8
4. BlackBerry
Please, if You thinking that WP8 is better than iOS, please reply with reasons in this topic.
kind regards
Marcin

 

[norgan]

I tested Nokia Lumia 820 for 40 days. I sold this nokia. I back to iOS. Reasons:
- No good apps in appMarket
- terrible keypad ( texting )
- general sound management ( WTF?? )
- not customisable sms tones
- very heavy device
- not comfortable in my hand ( in 40 days period i drop 6-7 times from my hand )
- picture quality/ autofocus (iPhone 4 better)
iPhone 4 is 10000000000% better than Lumia 820.
P.S. I am testing all devices. Always back to iPhone. In my opinion:
1. iOS
2. Android
3. WP8
4. BlackBerry
Please, if You thinking that WP8 is better than iOS, please reply with reasons in this topic.
kind regards
Marcin

Sounds like a very thorough and thought out review there. Apps will arrive, you have to accept that if you buy into Windows 8 your an early adopter (rather than a sheeple folloeing the iDevices crowd) so that aside lets look at your other statements:
Very heavy - I find the Samsung's for example way too light, you want your phone to have some weight so it feels like it has some build quality to it and you won;t throw it down so hard.
Terrible Keypad - well aside form no qualifiers whatsoever, lets look at many other reviews and technical opinions on the Windows Keyboard being far superior to most others. such as hold and swipe to get 2nd key function, saves so much time.
No customizable SMS tone - oh, i think we found a true criticism, i have to agree here. I was hoping window s8 would allow new alert tones.
General sound management - ?? You have in call and main volume then games have their own volume controls that provide finite volume adjustment.
Picture quality - well my 900 always takes better pictures than my gf's iPhone 4. I doubt the 820 is any worse but i'll let you know when mine arrives.
Doesn't feel comfortable in your hand - but an iPhone with almost identical shape does?

 

[marcox92]

@ Troxter

How much are you paid by Apple to write such things ?

90% of Ipfone applications are shorcuts of a web Explorer leading to sites that have adapted their page definition

Before IPhone there were phones with 6.5 Windows doing alla what an IPhone does and mostly without connection.
But at that Time, noobs knew only Nokia....
And to be "anti Microsoft" is for some peaple the only way to look as geek, otherwise they are bubbles

 

[andy1969]

i have had the lumia 820 in the uk now for a week now, its a fantastic handset does everything i need and much more carnt comment on the 920 as would not consider one because of there size, as for screen clarity the lumia 820 is superb crisp and clear, the added advantage is removable back shell to another colour, i have had the iphone 4s and iphone 4 and the lumia 820 beats them both handsdown its a far better device in everyway in my my opinion.

i dont think there will be envy over some one having the 920 as the lumia 820 does all i need and much more.

the lumia series are fantastic handsets and the new improvments especially in the music sound quality is great.

its all about personal choice for me the lumia 820 is my choice.

 

[Jericoacoara]

while hardware (screen, speed, camera) of the Lumia is really great, I'm not convinced
that W8 is as ergonomic as my android. There are so many things I can customize in
android and so few in W8. Maybe time will bring some more, but currently I think
It's hard for people experienced in other OS to change.

 

[marcox92]

Not the right place

while hardware (screen, speed, camera) of the Lumia is really great, I'm not convinced
that W8 is as ergonomic as my android. There are so many things I can customize in
android and so few in W8. Maybe time will bring some more, but currently I think
It's hard for people experienced in other OS to change.

We don't car about your Android mania her we talk about Nokia 820 and 920.

People knowing DOS at a time were against Windows ...even IBM.....

Anyway Tiles concept are a genious invention compare to Icons were its difficult to type the right one.
And Icons were invented I guess by MS

 

[toas_t]

820, good enough

I wanted to buy my phone outright, I don't like contracts.

I felt there were two downsides to the 820. 8GB storage, not having gorilla glass.

I've found that after installing a bunch of applications, and the nokia maps sizes, that the 8gb gets used up very quickly. The SD expandable slot is only good for music, videos, and pictures. All application data for whatever reason has to go on the internal memory so in a years time I might regret the decision.

But I personally don't find the need for the 720p or WXGA resolution that necessary.

That being said, I could have done with a Nokia 620, but it isn't out until February really.. but it is far cheaper!

 

[pungponx]

My opinion for WP8

As I use to used SGS2 and Iphone4 before and now own Lumia 820
- WP8 bring a new thing mostly for interface
- WP8 bring a lot of new feature and technology
- WP8 lack of basic feature such as separate notification in each application, no file explorer then cannot save/send/attach some files type with email and etc.
- WP8 update is take time too much compare with Iphone and Android they are release hot fix soonest.
- WP8 application not good functional such as Skype, Facebook. I'm Focus to Skype that is OWN by MS but too poor while position it to be replaced MSN.
- WP8 not support others browser than IE10, it is not have 'Forward' and others feature.
- WP8 cannot close app with one click/touch, have to get back step by step
- WP8 not support static IP address
- WP8 cannot lock screen rotation.
- WP8 not have short cut directly setup Wi-Fi, BT and etc. Only have app that bring you into that screen.
- Still more but I just stop here is better

Above from my opinion, I'm MS fan but I'm thinking to go back Android until most of the thing provided. MS should consider and focus most of basic features must available too. New thing is great and surprise, however the basic thing is more often use customer is no only in US. Many feature is really useless.

Hope this information get take care soon before I change back to Android (even it lag need to reboot some time but still had many things I can use)

 

[marcox92]

Its not an Android Topic

As I use to used SGS2 and Iphone4 before and now own Lumia 820
- WP8 bring a new thing mostly for interface
- WP8 bring a lot of new feature and technology
- WP8 lack of basic feature such as separate notification in each application, no file explorer then cannot save/send/attach some files type with email and etc.
- WP8 update is take time too much compare with Iphone and Android they are release hot fix soonest.
- WP8 application not good functional such as Skype, Facebook. I'm Focus to Skype that is OWN by MS but too poor while position it to be replaced MSN.
- WP8 not support others browser than IE10, it is not have 'Forward' and others feature.
- WP8 cannot close app with one click/touch, have to get back step by step
- WP8 not support static IP address
- WP8 cannot lock screen rotation.
- WP8 not have short cut directly setup Wi-Fi, BT and etc. Only have app that bring you into that screen.
- Still more but I just stop here is better

Above from my opinion, I'm MS fan but I'm thinking to go back Android until most of the thing provided. MS should consider and focus most of basic features must available too. New thing is great and surprise, however the basic thing is more often use customer is no only in US. Many feature is really useless.

Hope this information get take care soon before I change back to Android (even it lag need to reboot some time but still had many things I can use)

We don't care about your Android mania her we talk about Nokia 820 and 920.

People knowing DOS at a time were against Windows ...even IBM.....

Anyway Tiles concept are a genious invention compare to Icons were its difficult to type the right one.
And Icons were invented I guess by MS

 

[jpfx]

good points. thank you

 

[neo986]

I've sold iphone 4 and bought lumia 820. I've used it for 2 days.
First, Lumia 820 is quite attractive, not too heavy. Although it is quite big but it is not a big deal 'cos the screen of lumia is bigger than iphone.
Next, Apps for lumia are less than Apple or Google 'cos Windows 8 was released later than others.
I think that windows 8 will have been more convenient in future.
It's hard to state what phone is better. It depends on your opinion, on work, and on the way to entertain.
By the way, you should not regret when you choose a phone.

 

[anhyeuemmaimai]

the 810 has gorilla glass 2 and I believe that the 822 does as well...

 

[ballekom]

lumia 820 or 920

i have had the lumia 820 in the uk now for a week now, its a fantastic handset does everything i need and much more carnt comment on the 920 as would not consider one because of there size, as for screen clarity the lumia 820 is superb crisp and clear, the added advantage is removable back shell to another colour, i have had the iphone 4s and iphone 4 and the lumia 820 beats them both handsdown its a far better device in everyway in my my opinion.

i dont think there will be envy over some one having the 920 as the lumia 820 does all i need and much more.

the lumia series are fantastic handsets and the new improvments especially in the music sound quality is great.

its all about personal choice for me the lumia 820 is my choice.

Yes after lots of evaluation I chose the 820 also. My contract was up, so I visited a few shops to see the devices actually working. I was a samsung omnia 7 user for 2 years, and superficially I got used to the amoled look, deep blacks and eye popping colors. I had 8gb on my omnia and never ran out of memory, mainly because Im not a great foto-geek and tend to uninstall apps and craps that I never use much. The 920 has a high resolution screen and I noticed that, but the colours(although more natural) were a bit subdued for me. Just the idea of a removable battery and an sdcard slot plus removable shells werethe decision point for me . So I went for the cyan 820, and love it although compared to the omnia 7 it is quite heavy. But whenever I see sexy Jessica alba chicks with 920s I ALWAYS compliment them on their choice.

 

[Ehsan021]

Hello guys .
How can I find out my lumia 820 is cons or pros ?

My device have Amoled display and removable battery .

 

[naszta]

The glass on 820 is scratch-resistant, but it’s not Gorilla Glass

There is no gorilla glass on Lumia 820, but the glass on 820 is scratch-resistant.

My assessment based on the specs from Nokia.com and from using both units at the AT&T store in the USA...