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HTC Velocity 4G vs Nokia Lumia 520

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Nokia
Announced
January 2012 February 2013
Status
Available - January 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors
Black Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
126.1 x 57 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.24 x 0.44 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight
163.8 g (5.75.0.28 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 1800 -
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
S-LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.5 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
77.52% 59.47%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3.7 (Gingerbread) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB (13 GB user available) 8 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
dual-LED flash No
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video
Yes, 1080p@60fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
FM Radio
Games
Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16 GB (13 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1620 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
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