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Nokia Lumia 521 vs Nokia Lumia 1520

Compare Nokia Lumia 521

Rs. 4,449
(Discontinued)

 

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Rs. 13,999
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Summary
64%
Performance

512 MB RAM

Snapdragon 800

2 GB RAM

Display

4" (10.16 cm)

800x480 px (HD)

6.0" (15.24 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

20 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1430 mAh

9 h talktime (3G)

3400 mAh

25.1 h talktime (3G)

Storage

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

32 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

1.2 MP

Single Camera

Expert Rating

4/5

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Nokia Lumia 521 is permanently discontinued.
Nokia Lumia 1520 is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Windows Phone v8

Windows Phone v8.1

Performance
Average
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974

CPU

Dual core, 1 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4

Quad core, 2.2 GHz, Krait 400

Graphics

Adreno 330

RAM

512 MB

2 GB

Display
Good
Display Type

IPS LCD

IPS LCD

Screen Size

4 " (10.16 cm)

6.0 " (15.24 cm)

Resolution

800x480 px (HD)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

233 ppi

367 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

57.33 %

71.34 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2

Touch Screen

, , Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
Size Compare
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Dimensions

Height: 124 mm
Width: 64 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm

Height: 162.8 mm
Width: 85.4 mm
Thickness: 8.7 mm

Weight

124.5 grams

209 grams

Build Material

Case: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Colours

White

Black, Red, White, Yellow

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)

20 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length)

Autofocus

OIS

Flash

No

, Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1936 Pixels

4472 x 4472 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 24 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording

Front Camera
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Resolution

1.2 MP, Primary Camera

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery
Good
Capacity

1430 mAh

3400 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

TalkTime

Up to 9 Hours(3G) / Up to 8 Hours(2G)

Up to 25.1 Hours(3G) / Up to 27.4 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 400 Hours(3G)

Up to 768 Hours(3G) / Up to 768 Hours(2G)

Wireless Charging

Storage
Best in Class
Internal Memory

8 GB

32 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

, Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

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

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

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 850 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Class B
EDGE:
236.8 kbps

3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 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:
236.8 kbps

Wi-Fi

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

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v3.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

USB 2.0, microUSB

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Applications

Adobe Acrobat Reader, SkyDrive storage, Company Hub, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, OneNote