When comparing Microsoft Lumia 650 vs Nokia Lumia 930/Icon, the Slant community recommends Nokia Lumia 930/Icon for most people. In the question“What are the best Windows phones?” Nokia Lumia 930/Icon is ranked 4th while Microsoft Lumia 650 is ranked 10th. The most important reason people chose Nokia Lumia 930/Icon is:
Like the design the display size of the Icon is less polarizing than the outrageous and unconventional six inch display of the 1520. The 5 inch size of the Icon is a perfect medium for a range of people and the size allows for a full three rows of tiles on the Start screen. The OLED display is fantastic as well. The PPI is a dense 441 PPI. The colors are rich and the display has great viewing angles. The Icon also includes Nokia's sunlight readability, super sensitivity settings, and the color profile app.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Affordable
The Lumia 650 comes with Windows 10 and all of it's features (with the exception of Windows Hello) at a price anybody can afford.
Pro 5'' Full HD (1920 x 1080) OLED display
Like the design the display size of the Icon is less polarizing than the outrageous and unconventional six inch display of the 1520. The 5 inch size of the Icon is a perfect medium for a range of people and the size allows for a full three rows of tiles on the Start screen. The OLED display is fantastic as well. The PPI is a dense 441 PPI. The colors are rich and the display has great viewing angles. The Icon also includes Nokia's sunlight readability, super sensitivity settings, and the color profile app.
Pro Quad-core 2.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 with 2 GB of RAM
With a top of the line quad core processor and a lightweight operating system like Windows Phone, the Icon screams. The Icon has no problems navigating the OS or running processing processor intensive games.
Pro 20 MP PureView camera
The Icon shares the same camera as the Lumia 1520. The 20MP Pureview is one of the best smartphone cameras available. Nokia offers extensive manual controls in the Nokia Pro Camera app and overall image quality is very impressive.
Pro Wireless charging
The Icon features wireless charging built in.
Pro Rectangular design
With the Lumia Icon, Nokia evolved the bold designs of the Lumia 1520 and 1020 into a more traditional approach. The Icon's design is by no means boring, it just lacks the daring form of it's AT&T siblings. The Verizon Icon uses an attractive rectangular design with excellent build quality but it breaks no conventions. The Icon is available in the traditional black and white color choices.
Cons
Con Weak specs
While not available yet (reviewers haven't had the chance to test it yet), based on the specs it looks like performance will leave some to be desired. A Snapdragon 212, 1GB of RAM, and 2000mAh battery are specs that could be found in a $100-150 Android phone.