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Nokia Lumia 520 Mobile Phone
Nokia Lumia 520
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Mobile Phone
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Samsung Z1 Mobile Phone
Samsung Z1
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3.4 out of 5
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3.2 out of 5
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4 editorial reviews
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User rating
38
4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
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3 stars
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4.3 out of 5
45 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemWindows Phone 8.1Android 4.4Android 4.2Tizen 2.3
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.6 GHz1.7 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-coreDual-coreDual-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8227Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABSpreadtrum SC7727S
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 305PowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 305ARM Mali-400
RAM memory512 MB2 GB1.5GB768 MB

Display

Screen size4.0 in5.0 in4.3 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
N/A
Resolution800 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px960 x 540 px800 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
PLS
Pixel density233.0 ppi441.0 ppi256.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyesno
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyesno
N/A
HDRnonono
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/4"
N/A
1/3.2"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx3.15 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.4 f2.2 f2.0 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Optical zoom4x10x
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
N/A
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • White
Material
  • Glass
  • Plastic
PlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnonono
N/A
Shock resistantnonono
N/A

Dimensions

Height4.72 in5.38 in4.91 in4.74 in
Width2.52 in2.75 in2.41 in2.49 in
Depth0.39 in0.31 in0.35 in0.38 in
Weight4.37 oz4.59 oz3.77 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yesyes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
  • no
  • yes
yes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
N/A
DLNA certifiednoyesyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
N/A
NFCnoyesyes
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesyes
N/A
Video outputNoMHL
  • MHL
  • No
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSDPA
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • GLONASS
  • S-GPS
GPS
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 UMTSyesyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEno
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
Regional
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastMiracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1430.0 mAh2600.0 mAh1900.0 mAh1500.0 mAh
Standby time360.0 h370.0 h300.0 h
N/A
Talk time14.0 h17.0 h12.0 h8.0 h
Fast chargingnonono
N/A
Wireless charging noyesno
N/A

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