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Nokia Lumia 505 vs Nokia Lumia 521

Compare Nokia Lumia 505

Rs. 6,999
(Discontinued)

 

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Rs. 4,449
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Summary
Performance

256 MB RAM

512 MB RAM

Display

3.7" (9.4 cm)

480x800 px

4" (10.16 cm)

800x480 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1300 mAh

7.15 talktime (3G)

1430 mAh

9 h talktime (3G)

Storage

4 GB

Non Expandable

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

N/A

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Nokia Lumia 505 is permanently discontinued.
Nokia Lumia 521 is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Windows Phone v7.8

Windows Phone v8

Performance
CPU

800 MHz

Dual core, 1 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4

Graphics

Adreno 200

RAM

256 MB

512 MB

Display
Display Type

LCD

IPS LCD

Screen Size

3.7 " (9.4 cm)

4 " (10.16 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

800x480 px (HD)

Pixel Density

252 ppi

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

53.86 %

57.33 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, , Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 118.1 mm
Width: 61.2 mm
Thickness: 11.30 mm

Height: 124 mm
Width: 64 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm

Weight

131 grams

124.5 grams

Build Material

Case: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Colours

Black, Pink, Red, White

White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP, Primary Camera

5 MP, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)

Autofocus

Flash

No

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

2592 x 1936 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

Video Recording

640x480 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Battery
Capacity

1300 mAh

1430 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 7.15(3G) / Up to 7.5(2G)

Up to 9 Hours(3G) / Up to 8 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 600(3G) / Up to 670(2G)

Up to 400 Hours(3G)

Storage
Internal Memory

4 GB

8 GB

Expandable Memory

No

, Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s ↓
GPRS:
85.6 kbps
EDGE:
236.8 kbps

3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 850 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Class B
EDGE:
236.8 kbps

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v2.1

, v3.0

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

USB 2.0, microUSB

Multimedia
FM Radio

, Stereo FM

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Applications

Adobe Acrobat Reader, SkyDrive storage, Company Hub, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, OneNote