Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 2520 vs Microsoft Surface 2

Nokia Lumia 2520
nokia lumia 2520
Microsoft Surface 2
microsoft surface 2
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Microsoft
Announced October 2013 September 2013
Status Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Cyan , Red, Black, White Dark Titanium
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 267 x 168 x 8.9 mm
(10.51 x 6.61 x 0.35 in)
274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm
(10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in)
Weight 615 g (21.69 oz) 675.9 g (23.81.0.32 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 No
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 No
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows RT Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar] ULP GeForce (72 cores) [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches [Similar] 10.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (218 ppi) [Similar] 1920 x 1080 pixels (208 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.76% 65.28%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 6.7 MP, 3088 x 1744 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels [Similar]
Flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash
Features 1/3.4' Sensor Size Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps videos [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps No
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 11.5 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band
USB Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 8000 mAh -
Stand by Up to 600 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h -