Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 1520 vs Nokia Lumia 525

Nokia Lumia 1520
nokia lumia 1520
Nokia Lumia 525
nokia lumia 525
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia
Announced October 2013 November 2013
Status Available - November 2013 Available - January 2014
Colors Yellow, white, black, red Yellow, orange, white, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Super sensitive touch for finger nail and glove use, Changeable backcover

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2D Hardened Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.44% 59.47%
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 20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED flash No
Features 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Nokia Smart Camera, Cinemagraph lens, Panorama lens, Bing vision
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec. Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3400 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Up to 336 h
Talk Time Up to 27 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 16 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 36 min (3G)