Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia 515

Nokia Lumia 520
nokia lumia 520
Nokia 515
nokia 515
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia
Announced February 2013 August 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
114 x 48 x 11 mm
(4.49 x 1.89 x 0.43 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 101.1 g (3.56.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Single piece of anodised, sandblasted aluminium

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Symbian Series 30
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar] -
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] -
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 64 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 256 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LCD, Gorilla Glass 2
Colors 16M colors 262K colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 2.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 32.47%
Multi-Touch yes no

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Voice-Guided Self-Portrait, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, QVGA@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No
Browser HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 1000 entries
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes
Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 256 MB, 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U)
Capacity 1430 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 912 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 10 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 18 min (3G)