Nokia Lumia 510 vs Nokia Lumia 521

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Comparing the Nokia Lumia 510 vs Nokia Lumia 521 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nokia Lumia 521 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.0 GHz, while Nokia Lumia 510 runs at 0.8 GHz, making Nokia Lumia 521 the better performer.


Display: Both Nokia Lumia 510 and Nokia Lumia 521 offer the same screen size of 4 inches, but Nokia Lumia 521 features a IPS LCD display compared to Nokia Lumia 510's LCD, making Nokia Lumia 521 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Nokia Lumia 510 and Nokia Lumia 521 feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Battery: Nokia Lumia 521 offers a higher battery capacity with 1430 mAh, while Nokia Lumia 510 offers 1300 mAh, making Nokia Lumia 521 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia Lumia 521 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Nokia Lumia 510 offers 4 GB, making Nokia Lumia 521 the better option for storage.

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Nokia Lumia 510
₹10,999
(Out of Stock)
Nokia Lumia 521
₹4,449
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

02 Nov, 2012
14 Apr, 2013

Performance

Snapdragon S1
N/A
(upto 800 MHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
256 MB RAM
512 MB RAM

Display

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

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1300 mAh
1430 mAh
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

4 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

3.9/5
(789 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Nov 02, 2012
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Windows Phone v7.8
Windows Phone v8

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227A
N/A

Processor

Single core, 800 MHz, Cortex A5
Dual core, 1 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 200
N/A

RAM

256 MB
512 MB

Display

Display Type

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)

58.14 %
57.33 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

120.7 mm
124 mm

Width

64.9 mm
64 mm

Thickness

11.5 mm
9.9 mm

Weight

129 grams
124.5 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom28 mm focal length
5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom28 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

N/A
No

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
2592 x 1936 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

640x480 @30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery

Capacity

1300 mAh
1430 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 8.4(3G) / Up to 6.2(2G)
Up to 9 Hours(3G) / Up to 8 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

No
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

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 v2.1
Yes v3.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Applications

N/A
Adobe Acrobat Reader SkyDrive storage Company Hub Excel Word Powerpoint OneNote