Phone Comparison - Micromax Bolt A40 vs Nokia Lumia 1520

Micromax Bolt A40
micromax bolt a40
Nokia Lumia 1520
nokia lumia 1520
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general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax Nokia
Announced September 2013 October 2013
Status Available - September 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black Yellow, white, black, red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
Weight - 209 g (7.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Spreadtrum SC6820 [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB (75 MB user available) 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches [Similar] 6.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 71.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics [Similar]
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED flash
Features Fixed Focus, Geo-tagging 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 480p Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G No HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, 2.1 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB (75 MB user available), 512 MB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW)
Capacity 1500 mAh 3400 mAh
Stand by Up to 175 h Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 27 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)