Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Lumia 638

Nokia Lumia 520
nokia lumia 520
Nokia Lumia 638
nokia lumia 638
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia
Announced February 2013 December 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - December 2014
Price - Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced]
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)
129.5 x 66.7 x 9.2 mm
(5.1 x 2.63 x 0.36 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 136 g (4.8 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 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, ClearBlack Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 64.43%
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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1/4
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE/ apt-X after WP8 Denim update
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-5H)
Capacity 1430 mAh 1830 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
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