Nokia Lumia 520 vs HTC Windows Phone 8X CDMA

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC Windows Phone 8X CDMA runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Nokia Lumia 520 runs at 1.0 GHz, making HTC Windows Phone 8X CDMA the better performer.


Display: HTC Windows Phone 8X CDMA offers a screen size of 4.3 inches, while Nokia Lumia 520 offers 4 inches, making HTC Windows Phone 8X CDMA the larger display of the two. HTC Windows Phone 8X CDMA features a S-LCD 2 display compared to Nokia Lumia 520's IPS LCD, making HTC Windows Phone 8X CDMA the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: HTC Windows Phone 8X CDMA offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Nokia Lumia 520 offers 5 MP, making HTC Windows Phone 8X CDMA better for rear camera photography.


Battery: HTC Windows Phone 8X CDMA offers a higher battery capacity with 1800 mAh, while Nokia Lumia 520 offers 1430 mAh, making HTC Windows Phone 8X CDMA better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia Lumia 520 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while HTC Windows Phone 8X CDMA offers 16 GB, making Nokia Lumia 520 the better option for storage.

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Nokia Lumia 520
₹7,800
(Out of Stock)
HTC Windows Phone 8X CDMA
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

26 Apr, 2013
13 Sep, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon S4 Plus
N/A
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1.5 GHz)
512 MB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4 inches (10.16 cm)
4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
IPS LCD
S-LCD 2
800x480 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
2 MP

Battery

1430 mAh
1800 mAh

Storage

8 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(23,439 ratings)
N/A

Video

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

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Apr 26, 2013
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Windows Phone v8
Windows Phone v8

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227
N/A

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait
Dual core, 1.5 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 225

RAM

512 MB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
S-LCD 2

Screen Size

4 inches  (10.16 cm)
4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)

Resolution

800x480 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

233 ppi
342 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.35 %
58.12 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

119.9 mm
132.4 mm

Width

64 mm
66.2 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm
10.1 mm

Weight

124 grams
132.1 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

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

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

Video Recording

HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A
2 MP
Primary Camera

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30

Battery

Capacity

1430 mAh
1800 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 9.7 Hours(3G) / Up to 17.4 Hours(2G)
Up to 15 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 700(band 28)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 3)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.86 W/kg Body: 0.88 W/kg
Head: 0.69 W/kg Body: 0.85 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v3.1

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass