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Nokia Lumia 520 vs Samsung Galaxy Core Plus

General Info

Manufacturer
Nokia Samsung
Announced
February 2013 October 2013
Status
Available - April 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors
Yellow, red, cyan, white/black White, Black, Pink
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
129.7 x 66 x 9.5 mm
(5.11 x 2.6 x 0.37 in)
Weight
124 g (4.37 oz) 132.5 g (4.66.0.18 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G3500
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G3502 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.0 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
59.47% 61.46%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 305 [Similar] -
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory
8 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, VGA [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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML

User Memory

Internal
8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1430 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 320 h
Talk Time
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 9 h
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