Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 59.8 | 65.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Nokia |
| Windows Phone 8 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2012-09-05 | 2018-07-02 |
| 4.87 x 2.70 x 0.39 inches | 5.76 x 2.70 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 4.88 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gray, Purple, Red, White and Yellow | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Metal and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 209.00 | $ 159.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1440 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 217 pixels per inch | 310 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | MediaTek MT6750 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-T860 MP2 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.06 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 6.9 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1650mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2990mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 360 hours standby time 15.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Nokia 3.1 has an overall score of 65.5, which is a bit better than the Lumia 820's score of 59.8. The Nokia 3.1 works with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and Lumia 820 comes with Windows Phone 8 OS. The Nokia 3.1 is a notably newer phone, and it's also thinner and somewhat lighter than the Lumia 820. The Lumia 820 has a little sharper display than Nokia 3.1, although it has a lot lower pixels number per display inch, a little smaller display and a lot lower resolution of 800 x 480.
Nokia 3.1 counts with a better memory for games and applications than Lumia 820, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 24 GB more internal storage capacity. The Nokia 3.1 features a bit better performance than Nokia Lumia 820, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with more RAM and a larger number of cores.
The Nokia 3.1 has just a bit better camera than Lumia 820, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Nokia 3.1 also has a lot better resolution camera and a bigger aperture for better low-light captures. The Nokia 3.1 has a very superior battery performance than Nokia Lumia 820, because it has a 2990mAh battery size instead of 1650mAh.
The Nokia 3.1 is not only the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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