Samsung Galaxy Ace vs Nokia Lumia 520

Share  

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Ace vs Nokia Lumia 520 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nokia Lumia 520 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.0 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy Ace runs at 0.8 GHz, making Nokia Lumia 520 the better performer.


Display: Nokia Lumia 520 offers a screen size of 4 inches, while Samsung Galaxy Ace offers 3.5 inches, making Nokia Lumia 520 the larger display of the two. Nokia Lumia 520 features a IPS LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy Ace's TFT, making Nokia Lumia 520 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy Ace and Nokia Lumia 520 feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Battery: Nokia Lumia 520 offers a higher battery capacity with 1430 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy Ace offers 1350 mAh, making Nokia Lumia 520 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia Lumia 520 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Samsung Galaxy Ace offers 158 GB, making Nokia Lumia 520 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Nokia Lumia 520 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Samsung Galaxy Ace has a rating of 3.8.

...read more
Samsung Galaxy Ace
₹9,200
(Discontinued)
Nokia Lumia 520
₹7,800
(Out of Stock)
Add to Compare

Summary

Release Date

09 Feb, 2011
26 Apr, 2013

Performance

Snapdragon S1
Snapdragon S4 Plus
(upto 800 MHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
278 MB RAM
512 MB RAM

Display

3.5 inches (8.89 cm)
4 inches (10.16 cm)
TFT
IPS LCD
320x480 px
800x480 px (HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1350 mAh
1430 mAh

Storage

158 MB
8 GB

User Ratings

3.8/5
(537 ratings)
4.2/5
(23,439 ratings)

Video

There are no videos available for the device.
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Apr 26, 2013
(Official)

Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Windows Phone v8

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
N/A

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227

Processor

Single core, 800 MHz, ARM 11
Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 200
Adreno 305

RAM

278 MB
512 MB

Display

Display Type

TFT
IPS LCD

Screen Size

3.5 inches  (8.89 cm)
4 inches  (10.16 cm)

Resolution

320x480 px
800x480 px (HD)

Pixel Density

165 ppi
233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

54.28 %
59.35 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
Yes

Design

Height

112.4 mm
119.9 mm

Width

59.9 mm
64 mm

Thickness

11.50 mm
9.9 mm

Weight

113 grams
124 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

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

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

640x480 @ 24 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Capacity

1350 mAh
1430 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 6.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 11 Hours(2G)
Up to 9.7 Hours(3G) / Up to 17.4 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

158 MB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.86 W/kg Body: 0.88 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer