Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 2520 vs Apple iPad Air

Nokia Lumia 2520
nokia lumia 2520
Apple iPad Air
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Apple
Announced October 2013 October 2013
Status Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Cyan , Red, Black, White Space Gray, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 267 x 168 x 8.9 mm
(10.51 x 6.61 x 0.35 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
Weight 615 g (21.69 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 LTE- all models
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows RT iOS 7.0.2
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar] PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 32 GB 16/32/64/128 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (218 ppi) [Similar] 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.76% 71.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 6.7 MP, 3088 x 1744 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash Carl Zeiss optics No
Features 1/3.4' Sensor Size Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 11.5 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 8000 mAh -
Stand by Up to 600 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (multimedia)