Samsung Galaxy Y vs Nokia Lumia 520

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Y 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 Y runs at 0.83 GHz, making Nokia Lumia 520 the better performer.


Display: Nokia Lumia 520 offers a screen size of 4 inches, while Samsung Galaxy Y offers 3 inches, making Nokia Lumia 520 the larger display of the two. Nokia Lumia 520 features a IPS LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy Y's LCD, making Nokia Lumia 520 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Nokia Lumia 520 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Y offers 2 MP, making Nokia Lumia 520 better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Nokia Lumia 520 offers a higher battery capacity with 1430 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy Y offers 1200 mAh, making Nokia Lumia 520 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia Lumia 520 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Samsung Galaxy Y offers 160 GB, making Nokia Lumia 520 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy Y and Nokia Lumia 520 both receive the same user rating of 4.2.

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Samsung Galaxy Y
₹11,235
(Discontinued)
Nokia Lumia 520
₹7,800
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Release Date

11 Oct, 2011
26 Apr, 2013

Performance

Broadcom BCM21553
Snapdragon S4 Plus
(upto 832 MHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
N/A
512 MB RAM

Display

3 inches (7.62 cm)
4 inches (10.16 cm)
LCD
IPS LCD
320x240 px
800x480 px (HD)

Rear Camera

2 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1200 mAh
1430 mAh

Storage

160 MB
8 GB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(3,017 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

Performance

Chipset

Broadcom BCM21553
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227

Processor

832 MHz
Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait

Graphics (GPU)

Broadcom BCM21553
Adreno 305

RAM

N/A
512 MB

Display

Display Type

LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

3 inches  (7.62 cm)
4 inches  (10.16 cm)

Resolution

320x240 px
800x480 px (HD)

Pixel Density

133 ppi
233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

46.24 %
59.35 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

104 mm
119.9 mm

Width

58 mm
64 mm

Thickness

11.5 mm
9.9 mm

Weight

98 grams
124 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

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

Autofocus

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes
N/A

Image Resolution

N/A
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

Video Recording

320x240 @ 12
HD @30 fps

Battery

Capacity

1200 mAh
1430 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 6.2(3G) / Up to 17(2G)
Up to 9.7 Hours(3G) / Up to 17.4 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

160 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

N/A
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

N/A
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

N/A
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Applications

Quickoffice document viewer
N/A