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Nokia Lumia 520 vs Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM

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Summary
55%
Performance

Snapdragon S4 Plus

512 MB RAM

Snapdragon 200

1 GB RAM

Display

4" (10.16 cm)

480x800 px

5.0" (12.7 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1430 mAh

9.7 h talktime (3G)

2200 mAh

26.2 h talktime (3G)

Storage

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

8 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

5 MP

Single Camera

User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.2/5 based on 27,218 ratings

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4.1/5 based on 7,881 ratings

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General
Launch Date

April 26, 2013 (Official)

May 18, 2015 (Official)

Operating System

Windows Phone v8

Windows Phone v8.1

Performance
Poor
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227

Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

CPU

Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics

Adreno 305

Adreno 302

RAM

512 MB

1 GB

Display
Average
Display Type

IPS LCD

IPS LCD

Screen Size

4 " (10.16 cm)

5.0 " (12.7 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

233 ppi

294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.35 %

64.79 %

Screen Protection

No

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 119.9 mm
Width: 64 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm

Height: 144 mm
Width: 73.7 mm
Thickness: 9.4 mm

Weight

124 grams

152 grams

Colours

Black, Red, White, Yellow, Cyan

Black, Blue, Orange, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)

8 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

848x480x30 fps

Front Camera
Average
Camera Setup

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

Autofocus

No

Flash

No

Video Recording

Other
848x480x30 fps

Battery
Average
Capacity

1430 mAh

2200 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

TalkTime

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

Up to 26.2 Hours(3G) / Up to 14.8 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 576 Hours(3G) / Up to 576 Hours(2G)

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Very Good
Internal Memory

8 GB

8 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

, Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Micro
SIM2: Micro

Network Support

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

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

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
236.8 kbps

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

SIM 2

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

SAR Value

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

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer