Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 1520 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 (CDMA)

Nokia Lumia 1520
nokia lumia 1520
Samsung Galaxy S6 (CDMA)
samsung galaxy s6 (cdma)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung
Announced October 2013 March 2015
Status Available - November 2013 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 29,999 ($441.16) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Yellow, white, black, red White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
143.5 x 70.6 x 6.9 mm
(5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G920V, G920P
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G920V, G920P, G920R
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G920V
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700) - G920V
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar] Mali-T760MP8 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 32/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches [Similar] 5.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar] 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.44% 70.76%
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] 16 MP, 2988 x 5312 pixels [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED flash LED Flash
Features 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama OIS, Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto [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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X
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 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No
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
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3400 mAh 2550 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)
Up to 23 h (3G)