Apple iPhone 5s vs Nokia Lumia 1520

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 5s vs Nokia Lumia 1520 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nokia Lumia 1520 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Apple iPhone 5s runs at 1.3 GHz, making Nokia Lumia 1520 the better performer.


Display: Nokia Lumia 1520 offers a screen size of 6 inches, while Apple iPhone 5s offers 4 inches, making Nokia Lumia 1520 the larger display of the two. Both Apple iPhone 5s and Nokia Lumia 1520 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Nokia Lumia 1520 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Apple iPhone 5s offers 8 MP, making Nokia Lumia 1520 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Apple iPhone 5s and Nokia Lumia 1520 feature a 1.2 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Nokia Lumia 1520 offers a higher battery capacity with 3400 mAh, while Apple iPhone 5s offers 1560 mAh, making Nokia Lumia 1520 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia Lumia 1520 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Apple iPhone 5s offers 16 GB, making Nokia Lumia 1520 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Apple iPhone 5s receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Nokia Lumia 1520 has a rating of 2.9.

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Summary

Release Date

01 Nov, 2013
15 Nov, 2013
06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
Apple A7
Snapdragon 800
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Dual Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
(upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
1 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
4 inches (10.16 cm)
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
640x1136 px
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
8 MP
Primary Camera
20 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
1.2 MP
1.2 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
1560 mAh
3400 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
32 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

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

User Ratings

4.4/5
(67,397 ratings)
2.9/5
(26 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
1 Video
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General

Launch Date

Nov 01, 2013
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v7
Windows Phone v8.1
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

Performance Rating

N/A
Avg
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A7 APL0698
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Dual core, 1.3 GHz, Cyclone
Quad core, 2.2 GHz, Krait 400
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)

64 bit
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR G6430
Adreno 330
Adreno 829

RAM

1 GB
2 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
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 Rating

N/A
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

4 inches  (10.16 cm)
6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

640x1136 px
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
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

326 ppi
367 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

60.66 %
71.34 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Oleophobic coating
Corning Gorilla Glass v2
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

123.8 mm
162.8 mm
150.83 mm

Width

58.6 mm
85.4 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
8.7 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

112 grams
209 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

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI
20 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.426 mm focal length
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

No
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4472 x 4472 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
N/A
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
N/A
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Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps
3840x2160 @ 24 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Avg
Best In Class

Resolution

1.2 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor
1.2 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

No
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

HD @30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

1560 mAh
3400 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 10 Hours(3G)
Up to 25.1 Hours(3G) / Up to 27.4 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes
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

GB / 16 GB / 64 GB
32 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 64 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓
N/A
N/A
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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: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

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

GPS

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

NFC

No
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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