Beyond design, there are other differences
that help distinguishing the Lumia 810, 820 and 822 versions. In terms of
battery life, Lumia 810 and 822 both have 1800 mAH batter, while the 820 just
offers the 1650 mAh option. The same story for the front-facing cameras, as
phones of T-Mobile and Verizon all have the capability to capture 1,280x960
pictures, while AT&T’s models are quality limited. On the aspect of
built-in storage, Verizon’s Lumia 822 wins the award with 16GB of internal
storage, while Lumia 810 and 820 just provide 8GB. However, this last reason
will not be a big minus, because all of these three offer 64GB expandable
memory. It should also be kept in mind that HTC 8X is lack of the microSD slot,
which is enough to turn Lumia 810 to an easy choice for some T-Mobile
customers.
The inclusion of Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 in
810 of Nokia is not a big surprise, because it is a part of the current Windows
Phone reference platform. We will do into the performance’s detail later, but
with the dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait CPU and Adreno 225 GPU, you can be confident
in the nimble performance of the Lumia 810. Naturally, Snapdragon S4 is also
known as connection options provider, which offers DC-HSPA+ access on the
850MHz, 1700MHz, 1900MHz and 2100MHz bandwidth, with 802.11a/b/g/n and
Bluetooth 3.0. In order to have a more detailed analysis, a list of
specifications is given for easy following:
Nokia
Lumia 810 specs
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Carrier: T-Mobile
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Pricing: $150 after rebate
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Dimension: 5x2.7x0.43 inches (128x68x10.9 mm)
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Weight: 5.11 oz (145g)
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Screen size: 4.3 inches
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Screen resolution: 800 x 480 pixels
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Screen type: AMOLED ClearBlack
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Battery: 1800mAh
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Internal storage: 8GB
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External storage: MicroSD, non-included
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Rear camera: 8MP, AF dual-LED flash, f/2.2
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Front facing cam: 1.2MP
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Video capture: 1080p
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Network: DC-HSPA+ 42Mbps
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Bluetooth: v3.0
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SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
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CPU: 1.5GHz dual-core Krait
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GPU: Adreno 225
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RAM: 1GB
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Wi-Fi: 802.11a/b/g/n
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Operating system: Windows Phone 8
Nokia
Lumia 810
Nokia Lumia 820 specs
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Carrier: AT&T
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Pricing: $50
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Dimension: 4.9x2.7x0.39 inches (124x69x9.9 mm)
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Weight: 5.64 oz (160g)
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Screen size: 4.3 inches
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Screen resolution: 800x480 pixels
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Screen type: AMOLED ClearBlack
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Battery: 1650mAh
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Internal storage: 8GB
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External storage: MicroSD, not included
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Rear camera: 8MP, AF, dual-LED flash, f/2.2
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Front-facing cam: VGA
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Video capture: 1080p
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Network speeds: LTE; HSPA+ 21Mbps
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Bluetooth: v3.0
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SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
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CPU: 1.5GHZ dual-core Krait
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GPU: Adreno 225
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RAM 1GB
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Wi-Fi: 802.11a/b/g/n
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Operating system: Windows Phone 8
Nokia
Lumia 820
HTC 8X specs
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Carrier: AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
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Pricing: $100-200
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Dimensions: 5.2x2.6x0.4 inches (132x66x10.1 mm)
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Weight: 4.59oz (130g)
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Screen size: 4.3 inches
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Screen resolution: 1280 x 720 pixels
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Screen type: S-LCD 2
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Battery: 1800mAh
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Internal Storage: 8Gb/ 16Gb
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External storage: no
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Rear camera: 8MP, AF, LED flash, f/2.0, HTC
ImageChip
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Front-facing cam: 2.1 MP
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Video capture: 1080p
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Network speeds: DC-HSPA+ 42Mbps (T-Mobile)
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Bluetooth: v3.1
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SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
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CPU: 1.5GHz dual-core Krait
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GPU: Adreno 225
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RAM: 1 GB
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Wi-Fi: 802.11a/b/g/n
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Operating system: Windows Phone 8
HTC
8X
Performance and battery life
It is almost not necessary to tell the fact
that the combination of Windows Phone 8 and SnapDragon S4 brings a wonderful
performance. As you can expect, the test results allow the equality comparison
of Lumia 810, Lumia 920 and HTX 8X, and the real performances are also very
stable. It is a scenario for Windows Phone’s devices; many built-in
applications are almost immediately open, with the typical animations of the
operating system being the only delay. Unique applications of Nokia are also
installed quickly, although the third-party’s applications like Yelp and Weather
Channel require more time from 2 to 3 seconds.
It
is almost not necessary to tell the fact that the combination of Windows Phone
8 and SnapDragon S4 brings a wonderful performance.
IE 10 usually takes little time for
displaying the first page, but complex webpages sometimes need more time to be
fully loaded. This is a small inconvenience, but if you get used to panning and
zooming through content when it is being loaded, you might encounter the
scenario of stutters with abnormally longer wait. Therefore, despite of the
excellent SunSpider testing scores of the browser, we were impressed that IE
needs to be a little more subtle in order to offer such smooth and stable web
surfing experience like Chrome and Safari.
In practice, the Lumia 810 is generally
competitive, but still there are some aspects that it should consider
enhancements. For instance, while the camera applications are quick to load, it
is usually 3 to 4 seconds required for capturing the first picture. The
cold-booting takes about 40 seconds, which is two times more than what we
expected for a modern smartphone. Perhaps its strongest point is the
almost-immediate GPS positioning from satellites. That is a bonus, according to
the company’s emphasize on positioning-applications. Those who need excellent-quality
calls would not worry because our calls were always clear and not distorted. People
on the other end were also impressed by the clear and high-quality calls.
Lumia
810’s battery
About the battery life, we could easily use
two days with light to moderate usage, as the handset operated very well in the
standby mode. In the heavier test, including the continuously picture taking
and uploading, messages texting, web surfing under the sunlight and navigating
around the town, Lumia 810 used up over half of its battery after 4 hours,
whereas Lumia 810 has survived for 2.5 hours in the WPBench battery test. When
charging the battery, we found out that Nokia’s micro-USB could fill up the
battery within 2 hours. From our experience, it usually takes more time for
wireless charging, although we could not check this with Lumia 810.
Nokia
Lumia 810
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WPBench: 239
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Battery rundown: 2:30
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SunSpider (ms, lower numbers are better): 916
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AnTuTu (*GFX test off): 10,826
Nokia Lumia 920
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WPBench: 227
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Battery rundown: 2:36
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SunSpider: 914
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AnTuTu: 10,957
HTC 8X
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WPBench: 221
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Battery rundown: 2:30
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SunSpider: 914
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AnTuTu: 11,775
Nokia Lumia 900
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WPBench: 92
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Battery rundown: 4:29
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SunSpider: 6,902
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AnTuTu: 2,596
