Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace vs Nokia Lumia 520

Samsung Galaxy Ace
samsung galaxy ace
Nokia Lumia 520
nokia lumia 520
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia
Announced January 2011 February 2013
Status Available - February 2011 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, Hugo Boss Edition Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM N/A 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 158 MB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.06% 59.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 158 MB storage 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1350 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)