HTC Windows Phone 8S vs Nokia Lumia 520

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Comparing the HTC Windows Phone 8S vs Nokia Lumia 520 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both HTC Windows Phone 8S and Nokia Lumia 520 run at the same processing speed of 1.0 GHz.


Display: Both HTC Windows Phone 8S and Nokia Lumia 520 offer the same screen size of 4 inches, but HTC Windows Phone 8S features a S-LCD display compared to Nokia Lumia 520's IPS LCD, making HTC Windows Phone 8S the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both HTC Windows Phone 8S and Nokia Lumia 520 feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Battery: HTC Windows Phone 8S offers a higher battery capacity with 1700 mAh, while Nokia Lumia 520 offers 1430 mAh, making HTC Windows Phone 8S better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia Lumia 520 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while HTC Windows Phone 8S 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 HTC Windows Phone 8S has a rating of 3.6.

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HTC Windows Phone 8S
₹4,449
(Discontinued)
Nokia Lumia 520
₹7,800
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Release Date

20 Nov, 2012
26 Apr, 2013

Performance

Snapdragon S4
Snapdragon S4 Plus
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
512 MB RAM
512 MB RAM

Display

4 inches (10.16 cm)
4 inches (10.16 cm)
S-LCD
IPS LCD
480x800 px
800x480 px (HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1700 mAh
1430 mAh

Storage

4 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

3.6/5
(145 ratings)
4.2/5
(23,439 ratings)

Video

There are no videos available for the device.
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Apr 26, 2013
(Official)

Operating System

Windows Phone v8
Windows Phone v8

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8627
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait
Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 305

RAM

512 MB
512 MB

Display

Display Type

S-LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

4 inches  (10.16 cm)
4 inches  (10.16 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px
800x480 px (HD)

Pixel Density

233 ppi
233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.99 %
59.35 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
Yes

Design

Height

120.5 mm
119.9 mm

Width

63 mm
64 mm

Thickness

10.28 mm
9.9 mm

Weight

113 grams
124 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.428 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Capacity

1700 mAh
1430 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 8 Hours(2G)
Up to 9.7 Hours(3G) / Up to 17.4 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

Head: 0.97 W/kg Body: 1.08 W/kg
Head: 0.86 W/kg Body: 0.88 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3.1
Yes v4.0

GPS

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

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Applications

Document Viewer
N/A