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Nokia Lumia 822

Samsung Galaxy A5

Network
Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	CDMA 800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y
	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network	13	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU
		3, 7, 8, 28 - A500YZ
		1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - A500M
		1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28 - A500Y
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch
Announced	2012, October. Released 2012, November	2014, October 30. Released 2014, December
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	127.8 x 68.4 x 11.2 mm, 95 cc (5.03 x 2.69 x 0.44 in)	139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight	141.6 g (4.97 oz)	123 g (4.34 oz)
Build		Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM	Micro-SIM	Nano-SIM

Display
Type	AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Size	4.3 inches, 52.6 cm2 (~60.2% screen-to-body ratio)	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~217 ppi density)	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 2	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
	Nokia ClearBlack display

Platform
OS	Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to 8.1	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU	Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 225	Adreno 306

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	16GB 1GB RAM	16GB 2GB RAM
		eMMC 4.5

Main Camera
Modules	8 MP, AF	13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Features	Carl Zeiss Tessar lens, F2.2, dual-LED flash	LED flash, panorama
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	1.2 MP	5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Video	720p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE/ aptX after WP8 Denim update	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC	Yes	Yes (LTE model only)
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	FM radio	FM radio, recording
USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0

Features
Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
	OneDrive (15 GB cloud storage) MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player MP4/H.264/WMV player Document viewer Video/photo editor	ANT+ S-Voice

Battery
Type	Li-Ion 1800 mAh, removable (BP-4W)	Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by	Up to 254 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk time	Up to 10 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G)	Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play	Up to 62.1 h	Up to 68 h

Misc
Colors	Black, Gray, White, Red	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
SAR	0.79 W/kg (head)	0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	1.23 W/kg (head)     1.03 W/kg (body)	0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)
Models		SM-A5000, SM-A5009, SM-A500F, SM-A500F1, SM-A500FQ, SM-A500FU, SM-A500G, SM-A500H, SM-A500HQ, SM-A500K, SM-A500L, SM-A500S, SM-A500YZ, SM-A500Y, SM-A500W
Price	About 320 EUR	About 360 EUR

Tests
Performance		Basemark OS II 2.0: 569 Basemark X: 1897
Display		Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker		Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality		Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old)		Endurance rating 74h