Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia 515 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Lite 3G

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Samsung
Announced February 2013 August 2013 January 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - September 2013 Available - January 2014
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black White, Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
114 x 48 x 11 mm
(4.49 x 1.89 x 0.43 in)
116.4 x 193.4 x 9.7 mm
(4.58 x 7.61 x 0.38 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 101.1 g (3.56.0.04 oz) 310 g (10.93 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Single piece of anodised, sandblasted aluminium -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Symbian Series 30 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 - Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Marvell PXA986
GPU Adreno 305 - Vivante GC1000
RAM 512 MB 64 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 256 MB 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LCD, Gorilla Glass 2 TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 262K colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 2.4 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 32.47% 60.93%
Multi-Touch yes no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Voice-Guided Self-Portrait, Face Detection, Panorama Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, QVGA@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n No Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 1000 entries Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 256 MB, 64 MB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 1200 mAh 3600 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 912 h -
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 10 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 18 min (3G)
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