Nokia Lumia 820 Tech Specs and official page

| September 5, 2012 | 27 Replies

The overlooked brother of the Nokia Lumia 920, the 820 was also announced today. Here are the tech specs for this handset.

http://www.nokia.com/global/products/phone/lumia820/specifications/

At a glance.

Nitty Gritty:

Dimensions

Height

123.8  mm

Width

68.5  mm

Thickness1

9.9  mm

Weight

160  g

Volume

83.5  cm³

1 Volume thickness

Form factor

Phone form factor

Monoblock

 

Display and User Interface

Display size

4.3  ”

Screen height

800  pixels

Screen width

480  pixels

Display features

  • Polarization filter
  • Light time-out
  • Ambient light detector
  • Brightness control
  • Orientation sensor
  • Proximity sensor
  • High Brightness mode
  • RGB Stripe
  • Sunlight readability enhancements
  • Aspect ratio 15:9
  • Super sensitive touch
  • Color boosting

Display colors

16.7 million

Display technology

AMOLED, ClearBlack

 

Keys and Input Methods

User Input

Touch

Dedicated hardware keys

  • Windows Start key
  • Camera
  • Power
  • Volume
  • Search
  • Back

Connectivity

Dual SIM

No  (Why even mention it as a category :/ I got excited there for a second).

Connectors

  • Micro-USB Charging Connector
  • Micro-USB Data Connector
  • 3.5 mm Universal Audio Connector
  • Micro-USB 2.0

SIM card type

Micro SIM

Wireless connectivity

  • Near Field Communication
  • Bluetooth 3.1
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • Wi-Fi Channel bonding
  • WLAN IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • Qi Wireless charging

Syncronization

  • Windows computer companion application
  • Mac computer companion application
  • Exchange ActiveSync

Data synchronization

  • Calendar, Contacts, To-Dos via Outlook
  • Transfer Media (Music, Video, Photos) to your computer

WLAN features

WLAN security

  • WPA2 (AES/TKIP)
  • WPA
  • WEP
  • PEAP-MSCHAPv2
  • EAP-SIM
  • EAP-AKA

Memory

Internal memory

1000  MB

Memory card size

Upto 32 GB

Mass memory

8GB and 7GB in SkyDrive

 

Data Network

Data bearers2

  • HSPA+ (3G)
  • EDGE/EGPRS (2G)
  • FD-LTE (4G)
  • HSUPA (3G)
  • GSM (2G)
  • HSDPA (3G)
  • WCDMA (3G)
  • Dual Transfer Mode (2G)

2 Requires data service. Data services may not be available in all networks. Data transmission speeds may be as high as LTE 100 Mbps, but may vary based upon network capabilities and other conditions. The establishment and continuation of a data connection depends on network availability, provider support and signal strength.

Power Management3

Battery model

BP-5T

Battery capacity

1650  mAh

Battery voltage

3.7  V

Removable battery

Yes

Maximum 2G standby time

330  h

Maximum 2G talk time

14  h

Maximum 3G standby time

330  h

Maximum 3G talk time

8  h

Maximum music playback time

55  h

Maximum video playback time

5  h

3 Operation times may vary depending on radio access technology used, operator network configuration and usage.

 

Operating Frequency

Bands

  • GSM 850
  • GSM 900
  • GSM 1800
  • GSM 1900
  • WCDMA Band V (850)
  • WCDMA Band VIII (900)
  • WCDMA Band II (1900)
  • WCDMA Band I (2100)
  • LTE 800
  • LTE 900
  • LTE 1800
  • LTE 2100
  • LTE 2600

Data speed – Upload

  • HSUPA Cat 6 – 5.76 Mbit/s
  • LTE Cat 3 – 50 Mbit/s

Data speed – Download

  • EGPRS MSC 12 – 236.8 kbit/s
  • LTE Cat 3 – 100 Mbit/s
  • HSDPA Cat 24 – 42.2 Mbit/s

Processor

Processor name

Snapdragon™ S4

Processor type

Dual-core 1.5Ghz

Dual-core 1.5Ghz <br> <br>

Camera:

Main camera

Camera sensor (main camera resolution)

8.0  megapixels

Camera flash type

Dual LED flash

Carl Zeiss Tessar lens

Yes

Camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

Camera focus type

Auto focus with two-stage capture key

Camera F number/aperture

2.2

Camera digital zoom

4  x

Camera focal length

28.0  mm

Secondary camera

Secondary camera resolution

640 x 480 pixels

 

Main camera features

Camera features

  • Touch focus
  • Landscape orientation
  • Geo-tagging
  • Auto and manual white balance
  • Still image editor
  • Lenses applications
  • True 16:9 sensor

Camera image formats

JPEG/Exif

 

Image capturing

Flash modes

  • Off
  • Automatic
  • On

Capture modes

  • Video
  • Still

White balance modes

  • Cloudy
  • Tungsten
  • Fluorescent
  • Daylight

Photos viewed by

  • Camera Roll
  • Timeline
  • Photo editor
  • Favorites
  • Album
  • Photos from Social networks

Main video camera

Video camera resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

Camera video frame rate

30  fps

Camera video zoom

4  x

Video white balance modes

  • Cloudy
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
  • Daylight

Secondary video camera

Secondary video camera resolution

640 x 480 pixels

 

Main video camera features

Video streaming

YouTube browsing and video streaming

Video features

  • Video recorder
  • Video call
  • Video sharing
  • Video player

Video codecs & formats

Video playback codecs

  • VC-1
  • H.264/AVC
  • H.263
  • MPEG-4

Video playback formats

  • MP4
  • WMV
  • 3GP
  • M4V
  • M4A

 

Other features (video)

Video sharing and playback

  • Video sharing to social network
  • Share with DLNA compatible TV with an application
  • Video sharing to Facebook
  • Video sharing with NFC
  • Video sharing to Skydrive

Category: Lumia, Nokia, Windows Phone

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  1. So what is the screen resolution? I’d guess they stuck with 480*800 for this one.

  2. Waqas Ahmad Khan says:

    If screen resolution turned out to be 480*800, i will kill Elop.

    • noki says:

      It is 800×480… I wonder on may nicles they save ???

    • Carbontubby says:

      Then you can kill Elop because it is 800×480 :) It’s AMOLED compared to the 920′s LCD so it should look better.

      The rest of the specs are pretty good though. Native decoding of a whole bunch of video codecs and containers (no MKV though).

      • noki says:

        Amoled? I sure hope its not pentile then

        • Vedhas Patkar says:

          RGB Matrix and more sub-pixel density on the 820 than on the S3.

        • NokNYC says:

          “RGB Stripe” means non-pentile/full RGB.
          I am happy that both the 820 and 920 are full RGB,
          just like most Nokia phones (E7,C6-01,808 etc).

          • Shane says:

            Yeah, and? There’s other qualities in displays that are just as important as the sub-pixel density & wider colour gamut that sRGB displays offer, so, it’s not as sample as sRBG = better.

            • NokNYC says:

              Full RGB will have less jaggies than a pentile type screen given the same resolution,
              screen technology type and ppi.

              For example:
              Samsung I9100G Galaxy S II
              480 x 800
              4.3in
              217 ppi
              Super Amoled plus (pentile)

              vs

              Nokia Lumia 900
              480 x 800
              4.3in
              217 ppi
              Amoled Stripe RGB w/ClearBlack

              Both screens are Amoled, 480×800, 217ppi and made my Samsung.
              The difference is pentile vs. stripe and of course ClearBlack.

              Full RGB w/ClearBlack is the clear winner here,
              I have both phones and the quality is obvious.
              SGSII is great compared to most displays out today
              but the Lumia 900 is better.
              Better colors
              Better visibility
              Less jaggies

              • Shane says:

                And? I also have the 900 & a N9 (used to have a SII, now have SIII).
                There’s SAMOLED’s with far higher PPI now…

                And there’s different screen tech with similar sub-pixel density as sRGB AMOLED (AKA SAMOLED+) that can attain higher PPI, & have qualities that AMOLED’s don’t.
                They all have their strengths & weaknesses, there’s no such thing as one display being “the best in every metric”.

    • Waqas Ahmad Khan says:

      It is actually 480*800. Someone stop me from murdering that basterd :(

  3. Chén Zhé says:

    T-Mobile USA users must be the most pitiful users in the world…great phones never remember them unless there is a special subsidized version…

  4. Chris Wright says:

    In my original comment I wasn’t criticizing the res of 480*800. It is plenty enough on a 4.3 inch screen, isn’t it?
    No other manufacturers have put an HD display onto a 4.3.

    • Shane says:

      There’s def. some out there at higher res. than that & at 4.3″ or less.
      Def. seen several in recent mths at engadget, & I haven’t even been following heavily for ages.

      • Shane says:

        But whether or not total/effective combined pixel/sub-pixel density is greater I dont know.
        If there’s SAMOLED+’s out there that are slightly smaller or slightly higher res. but same size (dont think that’s poss) then def. yes.

  5. ICEman says:

    Pentaband LTE – Nokia is at its best again. Shame that screen is WVGA :(

  6. crocoboy says:

    to big and to heavy for just a 4.3 phone. wtf with all that bezel?

    it’s possible to make compact phone even with a 4.3 screen with big battery.

    http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_razr_m-4974.php

  7. avnz says:

    This one doesn’t even have the Pureview Camera then…

  8. rinslowe says:

    That is a truly informative list of specs, nice work Nblog…

  9. Dianna says:

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    You know so much its almost hard to argue with you (not that I personally will need to…HaHa).
    You certainly put a fresh spin on a topic that’s been written about for a long time. Wonderful stuff, just great!

    • Shane says:

      Dear Jay/Admins,

      Please remove this intrusive & rude necro-SPAM that “Dianna” has posted, & then block her arse.

      Thank-you.

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