Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 1520 vs Samsung Galaxy Note Edge vs Huawei Ascend Mate7 Monarch

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung Huawei
Announced October 2013 September 2014 December 2014
Status Available - November 2013 Available - Q4 2014 Coming Soon - December 2014
Price - - Rs. 48,390 ($710.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Yellow, white, black, red Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink Obsidian black, Moonlight silver, Amber gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
151.3 x 82.4 x 8.3 mm
(5.96 x 3.24 x 0.33 in)
157 x 81 x 7.9 mm
(6.18 x 3.19 x 0.31 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE/ TD-LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Curved Edge screen Fingerprint sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S)
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S)
Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C)
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GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 420 (SM-N910S)
Mali-T760 (SM-N910C)
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RAM 2 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 32/64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Sapphire Crystal Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 5.6 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (539 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.44% 72.96% 78.10%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash Dual-LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW) Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3400 mAh 3000 mAh 4100 mAh
Stand by Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 27 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
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