Nokia Lumia 520 vs BlackBerry Classic
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Nokia | BlackBerry |
| Announced | |
| February 2013 | June 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - April 2013 | Available - November 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Yellow, red, cyan, white/black | Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm (4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in) |
131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm (5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 in) |
| Weight | |
| 124 g (4.37 oz) | 177 g (6.24 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Microsoft Windows Phone 8 | BlackBerry 10.3 OS |
| User Interface | |
| - | Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar] | Quad-core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 305 [Similar] | Adreno 225 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB storage | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM Radio | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Not Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1430 mAh | 2515 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 384 h (3G) Up to 360 h (3G) |
Up to 348 h (2G) Up to 365 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 17 h 24 min (2G) Up to 9 h 42 min (3G) |
Up to 11 h 40 min (2G) Up to 17 h 10 min (3G) |