Nokia Lumia 520 vs Micromax Bolt A40

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Comparing the Nokia Lumia 520 vs Micromax Bolt A40 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Nokia Lumia 520 and Micromax Bolt A40 run at the same processing speed of 1.0 GHz.


Display: Micromax Bolt A40 offers a screen size of 4.5 inches, while Nokia Lumia 520 offers 4 inches, making Micromax Bolt A40 the larger display of the two. Nokia Lumia 520 features a IPS LCD display compared to Micromax Bolt A40's TFT, making Nokia Lumia 520 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Nokia Lumia 520 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while Micromax Bolt A40 offers 2 MP, making Nokia Lumia 520 better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Micromax Bolt A40 offers a higher battery capacity with 1500 mAh, while Nokia Lumia 520 offers 1430 mAh, making Micromax Bolt A40 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia Lumia 520 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Micromax Bolt A40 offers 512 GB, making Nokia Lumia 520 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Nokia Lumia 520 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Micromax Bolt A40 has a rating of 3.

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Nokia Lumia 520
₹7,800
(Out of Stock)
Micromax Bolt A40
₹3,500
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

26 Apr, 2013
11 Sep, 2013

Performance

Snapdragon S4 Plus
Spreadtrum SC6820
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
512 MB RAM
512 MB RAM

Display

4 inches (10.16 cm)
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
IPS LCD
TFT
800x480 px (HD)
480x854 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
0.3 MP

Battery

1430 mAh
1500 mAh

Storage

8 GB
512 MB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(23,439 ratings)
3/5
(62 ratings)

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
Android v2.3.5 (Gingerbread)

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227
Spreadtrum SC6820

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait
Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortex A5

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Mali-400

RAM

512 MB
512 MB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
TFT

Screen Size

4 inches  (10.16 cm)
4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)

Resolution

800x480 px (HD)
480x854 px

Pixel Density

233 ppi
218 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.35 %
61.58 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A

Design

Height

119.9 mm
135 mm

Width

64 mm
67 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm
10 mm

Weight

124 grams
158 grams

Battery

Capacity

1430 mAh
1500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 9.7 Hours(3G) / Up to 17.4 Hours(2G)
Up to 4 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
512 MB

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Accelerometer

Applications

N/A
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