Nokia Lumia 720 vs Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition)
Side by side comparison between Nokia Lumia 720 vs Samsung Omnia HD phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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4.3"
IPS
IPS
480x800
6.1
MP
MP
1.2mp
512MB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
2000
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
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3.7"
AMOLED
AMOLED
360x640
8
MP
MP
0.1mp
256MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1500
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
What's the better phone? Nokia Lumia 720
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22 Advantages 
5 Advantages | 18 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| HD (1280x720) |
| Capacitive |
| Accelerometer |
| +11 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | |
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| Model | Lumia 720 | Omnia HD (Gold Edition) |
| Other model names | Nokia Lumia 720 RM-885 | Samsung Omnia HD Gold Edition GT-i8910, Omnia HD Premium |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | Nokia | Samsung |
| Release date | 3/1/2013 | 12/1/2009 |
| Depth | 9 millimeters (0.35 inches) | 12.9 millimeters (0.51 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 67.5 x 127.9 millimeters (2.66 x 5.04 in) | 58 x 123 millimeters (2.28 x 4.84 in) |
| Weight | 128 grams (4.48 ounces) | 149 grams (5.22 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | |
| Display type | TFT IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Screen size | 4.3" inches | 3.7" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~61% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~52.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x800 pixels | 360x640 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Single touch 1-point |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 217 PPI | 198 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass 2 | Gorilla Glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | |
| System version | Windows Phone 8.0 Apollo | Symbian 9.4 S60 5th Edition Symbian^1 |
| Firmware update | Windows Phone 8.0 GDR3 | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | TouchWiz UI |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 | 32bit: Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 (65nm) |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1GHz Krait (Dual-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 600MHz ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 305 | PowerVR SGX530 MP1 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | |
| RAM memory | 512MB LPDDR2 | 256MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 8GB (5.59GB available) | 16GB (13GB available) |
| External storage | Until 64GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 21/5.76 Mbps | 7.2/5.76 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 | UMTS 900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 6.1 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2848x2144 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 30 fps | HD (1280x720) 24 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | f/1.9 (aperture) | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" inches | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | Face detection |
| BSI sensor | Supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 1.2 megapixels | 0.1 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 1280x960 pixels | 352x288 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | HD (1280x720) | QCIF (176x144) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Stereo sound Virtual 5.1 channel |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | 1 microphone |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, DivX, Xvid, H.264, H.263, WMV, RV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC, RA |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Proprietary TV-out |
| Bluetooth | 4.0 + A2DP | 2.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Supported | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) BP-4GW | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 2000 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 13.4 hours | 6.5 hours |
| Standby | 520 hours (21.7 days) | 450 hours (18.8 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | HTML, XHTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: White, Red, Yellow, Cyan on black • Nokia ClearBlack Display • Wireless charging • Carl Zeiss optics • 7GB free SkyDrive storage | • Colors: Luxury Brown, Champagne Gold DNSe 2.0 • OpenGL ES 2.0] • QuickOffice • Xtragps Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 1.24W/kg (head) | 1.07W/kg (head), 0.65W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.76W/kg (head) | 0.43W/kg (head) |