Nokia Lumia 520 vs Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM

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Comparing the Nokia Lumia 520 vs Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM runs at a higher processing speed of 1.2 GHz, while Nokia Lumia 520 runs at 1.0 GHz, making Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM the better performer.


Display: Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Nokia Lumia 520 offers 4 inches, making Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM the larger display of the two. Both Nokia Lumia 520 and Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Nokia Lumia 520 offers 5 MP, making Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM offers a higher battery capacity with 2200 mAh, while Nokia Lumia 520 offers 1430 mAh, making Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Nokia Lumia 520 and Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM offer the same internal storage of 8 GB.


User Rating: Nokia Lumia 520 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM has a rating of 4.

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Nokia Lumia 520
₹7,800
(Out of Stock)
Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM
₹7,150
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

26 Apr, 2013
18 May, 2015

Performance

Snapdragon S4 Plus
Snapdragon 200
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
512 MB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4 inches (10.16 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
800x480 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
5 MP

Battery

1430 mAh
2200 mAh
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(23,439 ratings)
4/5
(4,786 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Apr 26, 2013
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Windows Phone v8
Windows Phone v8.1

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227
Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 302

RAM

512 MB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

4 inches  (10.16 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

233 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.35 %
64.79 %

Screen Protection

Yes
No

Design

Height

119.9 mm
144 mm

Width

64 mm
73.7 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm
9.4 mm

Weight

124 grams
152 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.428 mm focal length
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

N/A
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

N/A
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

HD @30 fps
848x480x30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

N/A
No

Video Recording

N/A
Other
848x480x30 fps

Battery

Capacity

1430 mAh
2200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

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)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro

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 v4.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
No

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer