| Local Name | Lumia 720 |
| Additional Information | Also known as Nokia 720 RM-885 |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Speed | HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps |
| GPRS | Class B |
| EDGE | Up to 236.8 kbps |
| Announced | 2013, February |
| Status | Available. Released 2013, April |
| Dimensions | 127.9 x 67.5 x 9 mm, 78 cc (5.04 x 2.66 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | 128 g (4.52 oz) |
| SIM | Micro-SIM |
| Display Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 4.3 inches, 52.6 cm2 (~61.0% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~217 ppi density) |
| Mulitouch | Yes |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 2 | ClearBlack display |
| OS | Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradeable to 8.1 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8227 |
| CPU | Dual-core 1.0 GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 305 |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) |
| Internal Memory | 8 GB, 512 MB RAM |
| Primary Camera | 6.7 MP (1/3.6"), Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, LED flash |
| Camera Features | Geo-tagging |
| Video | 720p@30fps |
| Secondary Camera | 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps |
| Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| Sound | Dolby Headphone- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| Bluetooth | 4.0, A2DP, LE/ aptX after WP8 Denim update |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | FM radio |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity, compass |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| Features Summary | MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player, MP4/H.264/WMV player, OneDrive (15 GB cloud storage), Document viewer, Video/photo editor |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery (BP-4GW) |
| Stand By | Up to 520 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | Up to 23 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 13 h 20 min (3G) |
| Music Play | Up to 79 h |
| Colors | White, Red, Yellow, Cyan/Black |
| SAR EU | 0.76 W/kg (head) |