Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 1520 vs Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Xiaomi Mi Max 2

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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung Xiaomi
Announced October 2013 March 2017 May 2017
Status Available - November 2013 Available - April 2017 Available - June 2017
Price - Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,999 ($200.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Yellow, white, black, red Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Gold, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
174.1 x 88.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.85 x 3.49 x 0.3 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Infrared Sensor
- Metal Build
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Exynos 8895 Octa
Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 540 Adreno 506
RAM 2 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64 GB 32/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 5.8 inches 6.44 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (342 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.44% 84.06% 74.07%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio No FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 12 MP 12 MP
Flash Dual-LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase detection autofocus, f/2.2, 1/2.9" sensor size, 1.25 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec. 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 8 MP, AF [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW) Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3400 mAh 3000 mAh 5300 mAh
Stand by Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 27 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
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