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Nokia Lumia 720 vs Nokia Lumia 521

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Rs. 10,999
(Discontinued)

 

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Rs. 4,449
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Summary
Performance

Snapdragon S4 Plus

512 MB RAM

512 MB RAM

Display

4.3" (10.92 cm)

480x800 px

4" (10.16 cm)

800x480 px (HD)

Rear Camera

6.7 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP

Single Camera

N/A

Battery

2000 mAh

13.4 h talktime (3G)

1430 mAh

9 h talktime (3G)

Storage

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.2/5 based on 16,105 ratings

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Nokia Lumia 720 is permanently discontinued.
Nokia Lumia 521 is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Windows Phone v8

Windows Phone v8

Performance
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227

CPU

Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait

Dual core, 1 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4

Graphics

Adreno 305

RAM

512 MB

512 MB

Display
Display Type

IPS LCD

IPS LCD

Screen Size

4.3 " (10.92 cm)

4 " (10.16 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

800x480 px (HD)

Pixel Density

217 ppi

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

60.9 %

57.33 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2

Touch Screen

, , Multi-touch

, , Multi-touch

Design
Size Compare
Size Compare
Dimensions

Height: 127.9 mm
Width: 67.5 mm
Thickness: 9 mm

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

Weight

128 grams

124.5 grams

Build Material

Case: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Colours

Black, Red, White, Yellow

White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

6.7 MP, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length)

5 MP, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

No

Image Resolution

2992 x 2240 Pixels

2592 x 1936 Pixels

Settings

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
Camera Setup

Single

Resolution

1.3 MP, Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery
Capacity

2000 mAh

1430 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

TalkTime

Up to 13.4 Hours(3G) / Up to 23.4 Hours(2G)

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

Standby time

Up to 400 Hours(3G)

Wireless Charging

Storage
Internal Memory

8 GB

8 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: Micro

Network Support

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

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

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 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

SAR Value

Head: 1.24 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

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v3.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

USB 2.0, microUSB

Multimedia
FM Radio

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Headphone

Sensors
Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Applications

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