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Nokia Lumia 520 Mobile Phone
Nokia Lumia 520
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9
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19
3.4 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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4.5 out of 5
16 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
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38
4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.1 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemWindows Phone 8.1Android 6.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8227Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 305ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory512 MB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in5.1 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density233.0 ppi576.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonoyes
Multi touchyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/4"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.4 f1.7 f1.9 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps240.0 fps960.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Optical zoom4x
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A

Storage

Internal storage8 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB200GB400GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
Material
  • Glass
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnoyesyes
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
Fully waterproof
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height4.72 in5.61 in5.81 in
Width2.52 in2.74 in2.7 in
Depth0.39 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight4.37 oz5.36 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCnoyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesyes
Video outputNoNoDisplayPort over USB-C
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEnoyesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1430.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time360.0 h288.0 h326.0 h
Talk time14.0 h27.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyes
Wireless charging noyesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

Front camera

Primary resolution
N/A
5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.7F/1.7
Light source
N/A
LED flash
N/A
Primary sensor size1/4"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual

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