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Nokia Lumia 820

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Released · Oct 30, 2012

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Availability
Officially announced	Sep 05, 2012

Design
Dimensions	4.87 x 2.70 x 0.39 inches 123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm
Weight	5.64 oz / 160.0 g
Keys	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Black, Purple, Yellow, Blue, Red, White, Gray

Display
Size	4.3-inch, 62.04% screen-to-body
Type	AMOLED
Resolution	800x480px, 217 PPI
Colors	16 777 216

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)	Untested
Bright Min	27 (Poor)
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Hardware
System chip	Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960
Processor	Dual-core 1500 MHz Krait
GPU	Adreno 225
Memory	1GB (LPDDR2)/8GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 64 GB
OS	Windows Phone

Battery
Type	1650 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3.2"
Flash	Dual LED
Video recording	1080p (30 fps) Continuous autofocus, Video calling
Front	0.3 MP VGA Video capture: VGA

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	3.0
WLAN	a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location	GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other	NFC, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Radio	FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)	Noise cancellation

Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands	18, 8, 3, 1, 7
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE Cat 3 (100/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type	Micro SIM

Phone Features
Notifications	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval	Date approved: Oct 18, 2012 FCC ID value: PYARM-825
Measured SAR	Head: 1.34 W/kg Body: 0.71 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg

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Overall User Rating

(17 reviews)

8.8

Build quality

9.3

Camera quality

8.9

Performance

9.5

Display

Battery life and charging

7.5

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