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Huawei Honor V8 Mobile Phone
Huawei Honor V8
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Nokia Lumia 520 Mobile Phone
Nokia Lumia 520
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Nokia Lumia 521 Mobile Phone
Nokia Lumia 521
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Nokia Lumia 820 Mobile Phone
Nokia Lumia 820
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3 editorial reviews
An extraordinarily shiny Android phone with extraordinary specsRead more
With dual cameras, dual Sim, microSD card slot, premium build and two-day battery life, the only thing holding back the Honor 8 is Huawei’s softwareRead more
This well-crafted, midprice handset takes good photos with its double cameras, while saving you big bucks.Read more
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3.4 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
14 %
4 stars
71 %
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Check out our review of the Nokia Lumia 521; one of the most popular Windows Phone 8 smartphones of the year.Read more
Popular Hardware and Tech site AnandTech has reviewed the Nokia Lumia 521, available exclusively on T-Mobile in the US .Their view reinforces just how good a deal the handset is, and how effective the Windows Phone OS can be on low-end handsets.Read more
The Nokia Lumia 521 for T-Mobile is a good smartphone for a great price, as long as you don't mind Windows Phone's lack of apps.Read more
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3.7 out of 5
5 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
41 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
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3.9 out of 5
39 user ratings
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4 stars
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4.2 out of 5
36 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Windows Phone 8.1Windows Phone 8Windows Phone 8
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.0 GHz1.4 GHz1.5 GHz
CPU cores8-coreDual-coreDual-coreDual-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8227Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8227Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4Qualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 225
RAM memory4 GB512 MB512 MB1 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in4.0 in4.0 in4.3 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px800 x 480 px800 x 480 px800 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS LCDIPS TFTIPS LCDAMOLED
Pixel density386.0 ppi233.0 ppi235.0 ppi217.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
no
HDRnono
N/A
no
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.4 f2.4 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/4"
N/A
1/3.2"
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Optical zoom
N/A
4x4x
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
8 GB
N/A
8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB64GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSDmicroSDmicroSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • White
  • Yellow
White
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
  • Yellow
MaterialMetal
  • Glass
  • Plastic
N/A
Plastic
Water resistantnono
N/A
no
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height6.18 in4.72 in4.88 in4.87 in
Width3.06 in2.52 in2.52 in2.7 in
Depth0.31 in0.39 in0.39 in0.39 in
Weight6.0 oz4.37 oz4.37 oz5.64 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnonono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.03.0 HS4.0
NFCyesno
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
N/A
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.1
2.0
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesno
N/A
N/A
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-CNo
N/A
No
DLNA certified
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesnoyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3500.0 mAh1430.0 mAh1430.0 mAh1650.0 mAh
Standby time437.0 h360.0 h400.0 h330.0 h
Talk time25.0 h14.0 h9.0 h14.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
no
Wireless charging nono
N/A
yes
Replaceable battery
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
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