Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 1520 vs Samsung Galaxy Note8

Nokia Lumia 1520
nokia lumia 1520
Samsung Galaxy Note8
samsung galaxy note8
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung
Announced October 2013 August 2017
Status Available - November 2013 Coming Soon - September 2017
Colors Yellow, white, black, red Black, Blue Coral, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
SIM Type - Single/Dual SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
Notification LED - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar] Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 64/128/256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches [Similar] 6.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar] 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.44% 83.03%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics [Similar] Dual 12 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED flash LED Flash
Features 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec. 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW) Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3400 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 27 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
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