Difference between Nokia Lumia 620 and LG Nexus 4
Key difference: One of the newest smartphones under the brand is the Nokia Lumia 620. Nokia Lumia 620 is aimed at the entry-level buyers who want to try a Windows Phone 8 but can’t afford to spend too much on it. The Nexus 4 is Google's fourth Nexus-branded Android smartphone. It aims to provide a pure Android experience.
Nokia, the Finnish multinational communications and information technology corporation, is known for it highly durable mobile phones. However, with the increasing onset of smartphones, the sales of Nokia’s simple but durable phones started to drop. To offset this trend, Nokia tied up with Microsoft to launch a series of smartphones based on Microsoft’s Windows. This series of phones branded as Nokia Lumia run on Microsoft Windows Mobile 8.
One of the newest smartphones under the brand is the Nokia Lumia 620. Nokia Lumia 620 is aimed at the entry-level buyers who want to try a Windows Phone 8 but can’t afford to spend too much on it. The phone is a decent enough piece of merchandise, especially considering its price. It features a 3.8-inch screen with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. It features a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1 GHz Krait and a 512 MB RAM. It has an 8 GB internal storage capacity and an external storage expandable up to 64 GB.
The Nokia Lumia 620 has a 5 MP camera with auto focus and LED flash, as well as a secondary front-facing VGA camera. The phone like most of the phones under the Lumia brand is available in a variety of bright colors, such as lime green, orange, magenta, yellow, cyan, and the usually white and black. In fact, the phone comes with back panels in these colors allowing the user to change the phone’s color every few days.
However, the phone has been criticized as looking a bit plasticky and cheap. The phone is also a bit on the heavier side. Another issue with the phone, in fact all the Windows phones, is that it comes with the Internet Explorer browser built-in, which can be quite lagging at times, and the phones do not support any other browsers. Furthermore, the collection of apps available on Windows is quite limited, especially as compared to the apps available for Android and Apple.
Android is an open source software, which means that the code is freely available for modification and distribution by device manufacturers, wireless carriers and enthusiast developers. Among the number of various companies, Google has also launched its own line of smartphones based on Android, called the Google Nexus. Each device in the Nexus line is produced via collaboration between Google and a leading original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partner.
The Nexus devices in general have an advantage over other devices in that the Android in the Nexus devices is pure, i.e. the Android does not have any manufacturer or wireless carrier modifications to it, such as a custom graphical user interface. The Android also has an unlockable bootloader to allow further development and end-user modification, all of which is usually blocked on other Android smartphones.
The Nexus 4 is Google's fourth Nexus-branded Android smartphone. It was produced in collaboration with LG Electronics. The phone features a 1.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, 2 GB of RAM, 8 or 16 GB of internal storage, front facing 1.3 megapixel camera and an 8 megapixel rear camera and a micro-SIM card tray. The phone runs on the Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) operating system, which was launched with the phone. The phone also features a new camera technology, called the Photo Sphere. This allows one to take 360 deg Panorama shots.
The information for the detailed table about the two phones has been taken from the Nokia website, the Google Nexus website, techradar.com, and GSMArena.com.
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Nokia Lumia 620 |
Nexus 4 |
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Launch Date |
January 2013 |
November 2012 |
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Company |
Nokia |
Google; designed in collaboration with and manufactured by LG Electronics. |
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Size |
115.4 x 61.1 x 11 mm, 76 cc (4.54 x 2.41 x 0.43 in) |
133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm (5.27 x 2.70 x 0.36 in) |
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Display |
TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
4.7 inches True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
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Screen |
480 x 800 pixels, 3.8 inches (~246 ppi pixel density) |
768 x 1280 pixels, (~318 ppi pixel density) |
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Protection |
ClearBlack display |
Corning Gorilla Glass 2 |
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Weight |
127 g (4.48 oz) |
139g (4.90 oz) |
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2G Network |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
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3G Network |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 |
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4G Network |
No |
No |
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GUI |
Microsoft Windows Phone 8 |
Pure Android |
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CPU speed |
Dual-core 1 GHz Krait |
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait |
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GPU |
Adreno 305 |
Adreno 320 |
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OS |
Microsoft Windows Phone 8 |
Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) |
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Chipset |
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 |
Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon |
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RAM |
512 MB RAM |
2 GB RAM |
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SIM Size |
Micro-SIM |
microSIM |
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Internal Memory |
8 GB |
8/16 GB storage |
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Expandable Memory |
microSD, up to 64 GB |
No |
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Sensors |
Accelerometer, compass, Polarization filter, Brightness control, Orientation sensor, Proximity sensor, RGB Stripe, Sunlight readability enhancements, Color boosting, Ambient light sensor |
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
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Connectivity |
Micro-USB charging connector, 3.5 mm audio connector, Micro-USB-B connector, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi, NFC |
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth, NFC (Android Beam), Unlocked GSM/UMTS/HSPA+, GSM/EDGE/GPRS, 3G, HSPA+ 42, Wireless charging, SlimPort (TM) |
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Data |
GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, USB, NFC |
WiFi, NFC, GPRS, EDGE, USB |
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Speed |
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
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WLAN |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
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Bluetooth |
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR |
Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP |
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USB |
microUSB v2.0 |
microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0 |
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Primary Camera |
5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality |
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Secondary Camera |
VGA - 640 x 480 pixels |
1.3 MP |
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Video |
Yes, 720p@30fps |
1080p@30fps |
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Camera Features |
Touch focus, Landscape orientation, Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Geotagging |
Touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, photo sphere |
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Sound Enhancement |
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Audio Equalizer |
SNS integration Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
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Audio supported formats |
MP3, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, WMA 10 Pro, WMA 9, AAC LC, AAC+/HEAAC, eAAC+/HEAACv2 |
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3 player |
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Video supported formats |
VC-1, H.264/AVC, H.263, MPEG-4; MP4, WMV, 3GP, M4V |
MP4/H.264/H.263 player |
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Battery Capacity |
Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery (BL-4J) |
2100 mAh battery |
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Available Colors |
Lime green, orange, magenta, yellow, cyan, white, black |
Black |
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Messaging |
SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS |
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Browser |
HTML5 |
HTML5 |
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Radio |
No |
No |
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GPS |
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
A-GPS support and GLONASS |
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Java |
No |
Yes, via Java MIDP emulator |
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Additional Features |
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Image Courtesy: nokia.com, blogs.computerworld.com
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