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Nokia Lumia 520 vs Samsung Galaxy A5

General Info

Manufacturer
Nokia Samsung
Announced
February 2013 October 2014
Status
Available - April 2013 Available - November 2014
Price
- Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight
124 g (4.37 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.0 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
59.47% 70.85%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 305 [Similar] -
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
No [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, BLE, ANT+
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity
1430 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
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Talk Time
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
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