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Nokia Lumia 520

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Nokia Lumia 520

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G530F, G530FZ, G530Y
  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G530H, G530FZ/DS
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - RM-914 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G530F, G530H, G530FZ, G530Y, G531F
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-915 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - G530T (T-Mobile)
  HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-917
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 - G530F
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - G530FZ
  1, 3, 5, 8, 28 - G530Y
  1, 3, 5, 8, 20, 40 - G531F
LTE band 2, 4, 5, 12 - G530T (T-Mobile)
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, February. Released 2013, April 2014, September 30. Released 2014, October
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm, 75.7 cc (4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in) 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm (5.70 x 2.84 x 0.34 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 156 g (5.50 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type IPS LCD TFT
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~59.3% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density) 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~220 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
Platform
OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to 8.1 Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2/5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Android 5.1 (Lollipop) - G531F
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8227 Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
Spreadtrum SC7730 (Value Edition)
CPU Dual-core 1.0 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Value Edition)
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 306
Mali-400 (Value Edition)
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 512MB RAM 8GB 1GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.4, 28mm (wide), 1/4.0", AF 8 MP, f/2.4, AF
Features LED flash, panorama
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules No 5 MP, f/2.2
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE/ aptX after WP8 Denim update 4.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC No Yes (G530F, G530FZ models)
Infrared port No No
Radio FM Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery
Type Li-Ion 1430 mAh, removable (BL-5J) Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable
Stand-by Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 14 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 9 h 40 min (3G) Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 61 h Up to 75 h
Misc
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black White, Gray, Gold
SAR 0.77 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU 1.09 W/kg (head)     0.28 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G5306W, SM-G5308W, SM-G5309W, SM-G530BT, SM-G530F, SM-G530FQ, SM-G530FZ, SM-G530FZ, SM-G530H, SM-G531F, SM-G531H, SM-G530T, SM-G530W, SM-G530Y, SM-G530AZ, SM-G531Y, SM-G530T1, SM-G531M, SM-G530A, SM-G530M, SM-G531BT, SM-G530MU, SM-G530P
Price About 70 EUR About 140 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 520
Basemark X: 1904
Display Contrast ratio: 834:1 (nominal) / 1.161:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 756 (nominal), 1.935 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 66dB Voice 63dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 68dB
Audio quality Noise -82.3dB / Crosstalk -81.8dB Noise -95.0dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 49h

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