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Nokia Lumia 520 vs Microsoft Lumia 638

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Summary
Performance

Snapdragon S4 Plus

512 MB RAM

Snapdragon 400

1 GB RAM

Display

4" (10.16 cm)

480x800 px

4.5" (11.43 cm)

480x854 px

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1430 mAh

9.7 h talktime (3G)

1830 mAh

Storage

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

8 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

N/A

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4.2/5 based on 27,218 ratings

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3.9/5 based on 1,410 ratings

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General
Launch Date

April 26, 2013 (Official)

Operating System

Windows Phone v8

Windows Phone v8.1

Performance
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926

CPU

Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics

Adreno 305

Adreno 305

RAM

512 MB

1 GB

Display
Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

4.5 " (11.43 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px

Pixel Density

218 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.35 %

64.59 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
Size Compare
Size Compare
Dimensions

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

Height: 129.5 mm
Width: 66.7 mm
Thickness: 9.2 mm

Weight

124 grams

134 grams

Colours

Black, Red, White, Yellow, Cyan

Black, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

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

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

Autofocus

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Macro Mode

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

4 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Battery
Capacity

1430 mAh

1830 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Storage
Internal Memory

8 GB

8 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

, Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

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

5G Not Supported in India, 4G 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

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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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

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

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
Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Accelerometer