Nokia Lumia 520 vs Motorola DROID Mini

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Comparing the Nokia Lumia 520 vs Motorola DROID Mini across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola DROID Mini runs at a higher processing speed of 1.7 GHz, while Nokia Lumia 520 runs at 1.0 GHz, making Motorola DROID Mini the better performer.


Display: Motorola DROID Mini offers a screen size of 4.3 inches, while Nokia Lumia 520 offers 4 inches, making Motorola DROID Mini the larger display of the two. Motorola DROID Mini features a Super AMOLED display compared to Nokia Lumia 520's IPS LCD, making Motorola DROID Mini the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Motorola DROID Mini offers a higher rear camera resolution with 10 MP, while Nokia Lumia 520 offers 5 MP, making Motorola DROID Mini better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Motorola DROID Mini offers a higher battery capacity with 2000 mAh, while Nokia Lumia 520 offers 1430 mAh, making Motorola DROID Mini better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia Lumia 520 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Motorola DROID Mini offers 16 GB, making Nokia Lumia 520 the better option for storage.

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Nokia Lumia 520
₹7,800
(Out of Stock)
Motorola DROID Mini
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

26 Apr, 2013
26 Aug, 2013

Performance

Snapdragon S4 Plus
N/A
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1.7 GHz)
512 MB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

4 inches (10.16 cm)
4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
800x480 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
10 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
2 MP

Battery

1430 mAh
2000 mAh

Storage

8 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(23,439 ratings)
N/A

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 v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227
Qualcomm

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait
Dual core, 1.7 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 320

RAM

512 MB
2 GB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4 inches  (10.16 cm)
4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

233 ppi
342 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.35 %
68.54 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A

Design

Height

119.9 mm
121.25 mm

Width

64 mm
61.3 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

124 grams
130 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.428 mm focal length
10 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
3648 x 2736 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A
2 MP
Primary Camera

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 fps

Battery

Capacity

1430 mAh
2000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 9.7 Hours(3G) / Up to 17.4 Hours(2G)
Up to 28 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4)

SAR Value

Head: 0.86 W/kg Body: 0.88 W/kg
Head: 1.54 W/kg Body: 0.32 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz Dual antennas

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
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope