Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB vs Nokia Lumia 1520

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB vs Nokia Lumia 1520 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 1520 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB runs at 1.9 GHz, making Nokia Lumia 1520 the better performer.


Display: Nokia Lumia 1520 offers a screen size of 6 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers 5.1 inches, making Nokia Lumia 1520 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to Nokia Lumia 1520's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Nokia Lumia 1520 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers 16 MP, making Nokia Lumia 1520 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Nokia Lumia 1520 offers 1.2 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Nokia Lumia 1520 offers a higher battery capacity with 3400 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers 2800 mAh, making Nokia Lumia 1520 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia Lumia 1520 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers 16 GB, making Nokia Lumia 1520 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB receives a higher user rating of 3.9, while Nokia Lumia 1520 has a rating of 2.9.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB
₹21,999
(Discontinued)
Nokia Lumia 1520
₹13,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

69%
70%

Release Date

27 Mar, 2014
15 Nov, 2013

Performance

Samsung Exynos 5 5422
Snapdragon 800
Octa Core (upto 1.9 GHz)
(upto 2.2 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.1 inches (12.95 cm)
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
20 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
1.2 MP

Battery

2800 mAh
3400 mAh
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
32 GB

User Ratings

3.9/5
(11,676 ratings)
2.9/5
(26 ratings)

Video

Videos
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General

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)
Windows Phone v8.1

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 5 5422
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974

Processor

Octa core

1.9 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7
Quad core, 2.2 GHz, Krait 400

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T628 MP6
Adreno 330

RAM

2 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.1 inches  (12.95 cm)
6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

432 ppi
367 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.49 %
71.34 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v2

Design

Height

142 mm
162.8 mm

Width

72.5 mm
85.4 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
8.7 mm

Weight

145 grams
209 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP67
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.6ISO-CELL
20 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.426 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Assist Beam autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

5312 x 2988 Pixels
4472 x 4472 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
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Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps
3840x2160 @ 24 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Video HDR
Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Avg

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
1.2 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

2800 mAh
3400 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(2G)
Up to 25.1 Hours(3G) / Up to 27.4 Hours(2G)

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

Head: 1.2 W/kg Body: 1.58 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
N/A

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
N/A

Infrared Sensor

Yes
N/A

Heart Rate Monitor

Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

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