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Nokia Lumia 525 vs Nokia Lumia 521

Compare Nokia Lumia 525

Rs. 7,500
(Discontinued)

 

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Rs. 4,449
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Summary
Performance

Snapdragon S4

1 GB RAM

512 MB RAM

Display

4.0" (10.16 cm)

480x800 px

4" (10.16 cm)

800x480 px (HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1430 mAh

10.66 h talktime (3G)

1430 mAh

9 h talktime (3G)

Storage

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

N/A

Expert Rating
User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.2/5 based on 2,885 ratings

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Nokia Lumia 525 is permanently discontinued.
Nokia Lumia 521 is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Windows v8

Windows Phone v8

Performance
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8227

CPU

Dual core, 1 GHz

Dual core, 1 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4

Graphics

Adreno 305

RAM

1 GB

512 MB

Display
Display Type

IPS LCD

IPS LCD

Screen Size

4.0 " (10.16 cm)

4 " (10.16 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

800x480 px (HD)

Pixel Density

233 ppi

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.35 %

57.33 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, , Multi-touch

Design
Size Compare
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Dimensions

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

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

Weight

124 grams

124.5 grams

Build Material

Case: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Colours

Black, Blue, Red, White, Yellow

White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

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

5 MP, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)

Autofocus

Flash

No

No

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

2592 x 1936 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

Exposure compensation

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Battery
Capacity

1430 mAh

1430 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

TalkTime

Up to 10.66 Hours(3G) / Up to 17 Hours(2G)

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

Standby time

Up to 336 Hours(3G) / Up to 336 Hours(2G)

Up to 400 Hours(3G)

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Internal Memory

8 GB

8 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

, Up to 64 GB

USB OTG

No

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, 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:
Class B
EDGE:
236.8 kbps

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

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

, v3.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

USB 2.0, microUSB

HDMI

No

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

Applications

DirectX 11, Touch UI, XBox-Live Hub.

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