Nokia Lumia smartphones.
Nokia Lumia smartphones.Reuters

Finish smartphone maker Nokia launched Nokia Lumia 720 in India last week and it is expected to be available for sales next month. Surprisingly, its features are quite similar to its flagship model Nokia Lumia 900, which was released last year.

Both the smart phones sport similar features, including same screen display and price range, but the new Nokia Lumia 720 runs on Windows Phone 8 while Nokia Lumia 900 runs on the older Windows Phone 7 operating system.

Lumia 720 sports a 4.2-inch screen, and has 1GHz processor, 8GB internal memory and 512MB RAM. It features a 6.7-megapixel main camera with LED flash support and a secondary 1.3 megapixel camera. It also boasts NFC connectivity support and a larger battery capacity.

Nokia Lumia 900 also sports a 4.2-inch screen and has 800MHz Single-core Snapdragon S2 APQ8055, 16GB (non expandable) internal memory and 512MB RAM. The smartphone also features an 8-megapixel rear camera with Carl Zeiss optics, and BP-6EW 1830mAh battery.

Here is break-down of key specifications of Nokia Lumia 720 and Nokia Lumia 900:

Model

Nokia Lumia 720

Nokia Lumia 900

Display

4.2-inch WVGA ClearBlack Display(800x480p) with IPS display technology and pixel density of 217 ppi

The Nokia Lumia 900 is 4.3" AMOLED ClearBlack glass touchscreen, with 800x480 pixel resolution at 217 ppi

Processor

Dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Processor with 1GHz CPU speed

800MHz Single-core Snapdragon S2 APQ8055

OS

Windows Phone 8

Windows Phone 7

RAM

512MB

512MB

Storage

8GB, expandable up to 64GB

16GB (non expandable)

Camera

6.7-megapixel camera with auto-focus, LED flash Support

Front: 1.3-megapixel camera with HD wide-angle image capture  and video recording

8-megapixel rear camera, with Carl Zeiss optics, dual LED flash, auto focus and alows 720p video recording.

Dimensions

127.9 x 67.5 x 9mm

127.8 x 68.5 x 11.5mm

Graphics Processor

Adreno 305

3D Graphics HW Accelerator

Network Connectivity

2G & 3G

2G, 3G & 4G

Additional Specs

Bluetooth v3.0,USB v2.0,NFC

Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n)

Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, EDR

USB microUSB v2.0

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Weight

128 g

160g

Battery

BP-4GW 2000mAh

BP-6EW 1830mAh

Camera Digital Zoom

4 x

3 x

Price

₹17,500 (Without tax)

₹16,394 approximately (Without tax)