Phone Comparison - Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 mini

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia Samsung
Announced March 2013 February 2013 June 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - July 2014
Colors White Frost, Black Mist Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Charcoal Black, Shimmery White, Electric Blue and Copper Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
131.1 x 64.8 x 9.1 mm
(5.16 x 2.55 x 0.36 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor (PayPal Certified)
- IP67 Certified - Dust and Water Resistant
- Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.4 GHz
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 305 -
RAM 2 GB 512 MB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.99 inches 4.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.15% 59.47% 65.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, Autofocus 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Drama Shot, Eraser, Sound and Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, Full HD 1080p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar] 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps (LTE model); HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps (3G model); HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 1430 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 350 h Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 17 h Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
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