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HTC Windows Phone 8X

Nokia Lumia 1520

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Nokia Lumia 1520

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-937, RM-939, RM-940
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-938
4G Network 2, 4, 5, 17 - AT&T 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - RM-937
  2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - RM-938, RM-940
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps (LTE for AT&T version) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, September. Released 2012, November 2013, October. Released 2013, November
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 132.4 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm (5.21 x 2.61 x 0.40 in) 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm, 120.3 cc (6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
Display
Type S-LCD2 IPS LCD
Size 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~58.2% screen-to-body ratio) 6.0 inches, 99.2 cm2 (~71.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~342 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~367 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2 Corning Gorilla Glass 2
  ClearBlack display
Platform
OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to 8.1.1 Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to Windows 10
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 330
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, AF 20 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.5", 1.12µm, AF, OIS
Features LED flash Zeiss optics, dual-LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps (after WP8 Denim update), 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
Modules 2.1 MP 1.2 MP, f/2.4
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.1, A2DP, EDR/ 4.0, LE after Amber update 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE/ aptX after WP8 Denim update
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, sensor core
 OneDrive (15 GB cloud storage)
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
MP4/H.264/WMV player
Document viewer/editor
Video/photo editor
Voice memo/command/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Non-removable Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery Li-Ion 3400 mAh, non-removable (BV-4BW)
Charging Wireless (Qi)
Stand-by Up to 768 h (2G) / Up to 768 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 27 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 25 h (3G)
Music play Up to 124 h
Misc
Colors California Blue, Graphite Black, Flame Red, Limelight Yellow Yellow, white, black, red, green (AT&T)
SAR 0.59 W/kg (head)     0.32 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.64 W/kg (head)     0.20 W/kg (body)    
Price About 170 EUR About 350 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1020:1 (nominal) / 1.873:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1207:1 (nominal) / 1.813:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 73dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 74dB
Audio quality Noise -83.2dB / Crosstalk -74.8dB Noise -89.3dB / Crosstalk -89.4dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 31h Endurance rating 107h

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