Lumia 1320 vs Lumia 830: Which is the Better Nokia Smartphone?; A Brief Comparison

By Adelyn Torralba Oct 22, 2014 09:40 AM EDT

Lumia 1320 vs Lumia 830: Which is the Better Nokia Smartphone?; A Brief Comparison

Considered one of the first cellphone companies, Nokia has been a pioneer in handset industry. Sadly, the company was not able to cope up with Samsung and Apple's technology of Android and touch screen smartphones. Due to lack of innovation, the Finnish company has eventually lost its glam in tech-industry.

After couple of years of absence, Nokia re-emerged after Microsoft purchased a great bulk of the company's share. The tandem of two-tech companies has paved the way to the birth of a new smartphone series, the Lumia. Although Nokia Lumia does not share the same fame of Apple and Samsung, its smartphones had its fair share of good reviews.

So let us see if Nokia Lumia 1320 and Lumia 830 have the trademarks that Nokia and Microsoft would want their smartphones to have. Here is a brief yet comprehensive comparison of the two Windows phone according to reports from Ordoh, Phone Arena and NDTV .

Nokia Lumia 1320 is bigger in terms of display compared to Nokia Lumia 830, at 6-inch versus 5-inch. But the two handsets have the same pixel resolution at 720 x 1280 pixels, and IPS LCD with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.

Lumia 830, on the other hand, is powered by a better processor which is the Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset clocked at 1.2 Ghz, compared to Lumia 1320's Dual-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset clocked at 1.7 Ghz. Meanwhile, the two Lumias has the same 1GB RAM.

In terms of storage capacity, Lumia 830 is still better with 16GB internal memory that can be expanded up to 128GB with a micro -SD card. Lumia 1320 has 8GB internal storage only that can be upgraded up to 64GB with its micro-SD card slot.

Lumia 830 is also superior in terms of camera. While Lumia 1320 has 5MP rear and VGA front cam, Lumia 830 is equipped with 6.7MP main snapper and 5MP selfie-friendly front camera. On the other hand, both handsets are equipped with exceptional performance as they both have Windows 8.1 operating system.

Because of its superior features, Nokia Lumia 830 is pricier than Nokia Lumia 1320 at $649.99 compared to $280.