Nokia Lumia 520 vs Samsung Galaxy S Duos

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Comparing the Nokia Lumia 520 vs Samsung Galaxy S Duos across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Nokia Lumia 520 and Samsung Galaxy S Duos run at the same processing speed of 1.0 GHz.


Display: Both Nokia Lumia 520 and Samsung Galaxy S Duos offer the same screen size of 4 inches, but Nokia Lumia 520 features a IPS LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy S Duos's TFT, making Nokia Lumia 520 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Nokia Lumia 520 and Samsung Galaxy S Duos feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S Duos offers a higher battery capacity with 1500 mAh, while Nokia Lumia 520 offers 1430 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S Duos better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia Lumia 520 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S Duos offers 4 GB, making Nokia Lumia 520 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Nokia Lumia 520 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Samsung Galaxy S Duos has a rating of 3.7.

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Nokia Lumia 520
₹7,800
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₹5,379
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Summary

Release Date

26 Apr, 2013
16 Sep, 2012
06 May, 2026

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

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  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
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  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.2/5
(23,439 ratings)
3.7/5
(4,088 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Apr 26, 2013
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Windows Phone v8
Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227
Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait
Single core, 1 GHz, Cortex A5
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 200
Adreno 829

RAM

512 MB
768 MB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
TFT
AMOLED

Screen Size

4 inches  (10.16 cm)
4 inches  (10.16 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

800x480 px (HD)
480x800 px
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

233 ppi
233 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.35 %
59.4 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

119.9 mm
121.5 mm
150.83 mm

Width

64 mm
63.1 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm
10.5 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

124 grams
120 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.428 mm focal length
5 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
ISO control
N/A

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Smile detection
N/A

Video Recording

HD @30 fps
640x480 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A
0.3 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1430 mAh
1500 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 9.7 Hours(3G) / Up to 17.4 Hours(2G)
Up to 8.6 Hours(3G) / Up to 12.8 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
4 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.86 W/kg Body: 0.88 W/kg
Head: 0.18 W/kg Body: 0.45 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v3.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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