Nokia Lumia 520 vs Karbonn Smart A5S

Comparing the Nokia Lumia 520 vs Karbonn Smart A5S across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Karbonn Smart A5S runs at a higher processing speed of 1.2 GHz, while Nokia Lumia 520 runs at 1.0 GHz, making Karbonn Smart A5S the better performer.

Display: Both Nokia Lumia 520 and Karbonn Smart A5S offer the same screen size of 4 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both Nokia Lumia 520 and Karbonn Smart A5S feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.

Battery: Nokia Lumia 520 offers a higher battery capacity with 1430 mAh, while Karbonn Smart A5S offers 1400 mAh, making Nokia Lumia 520 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Nokia Lumia 520 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Karbonn Smart A5S 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 Karbonn Smart A5S has a rating of 3.

Nokia Lumia 520

₹7,800

(Out of Stock)

Karbonn Smart A5S

₹3,417

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

26 Apr, 2013

07 May, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon S4 Plus	N/A
(upto 1 GHz)	(upto 1.2 GHz)
512 MB RAM	512 MB RAM

Display

4 inches (10.16 cm)	4.0 inches (10.16 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
800x480 px (HD)	480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP

Primary Camera

5 MP

Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A

0.3 MP

Battery

1430 mAh

1400 mAh

Storage

8 GB

4 GB

User Ratings

4.2/5

(23,439 ratings)

3/5

(2 ratings)

Video

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

Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean)

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227

N/A

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait

Dual core, 1.2 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305

N/A

RAM

512 MB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

4 inches (10.16 cm)

4.0 inches (10.16 cm)

Resolution

800x480 px (HD)

480x800 px

Pixel Density

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.35 %

63.57 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Design

Height

119.9 mm

116 mm

Width

64 mm

61.7 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm

11.1 mm

Weight

124 grams

87.7 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.428 mm focal length

5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

N/A	Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

HD @30 fps

N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A	0.3 MP Primary Camera

Battery

Capacity

1430 mAh

1400 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

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

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB

4 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported

SAR Value

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

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Proximity sensor Accelerometer