Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Lumia 1520 vs Samsung Galaxy S5

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Nokia Nokia Samsung
          Announced
          February 2013 October 2013 February 2014
          Status
          Available - April 2013 Available - November 2013 Available April 2014
          Colors
          Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Yellow, white, black, red Black, White, Blue, Gold
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
          (4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
          162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
          (6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
          142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
          (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
          Weight
          124 g (4.37 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 900 / 2100
          HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
          HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
          4G Network
          - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
          Build Features
          - - Fingerprint Sensor
          IP67 Certified - Dust and Water Resistant
          Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
          Heart Rate Sensor

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
          Processor
          Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
          GPU
          Adreno 305 Adreno 330 Adreno 330
          RAM
          512 MB 2 GB 2 GB
          Internal Memory
          8 GB storage 32 GB 16/32 GB storage
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

          Display

          Type
          IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          4.0 inches 6.0 inches 5.1 inches
          Resolution
          480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi)
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          59.47% 71.44% 69.63%
          Multi-Touch

          Multimedia

          3.5mm Jack
          Radio
          FM Radio FM radio No
          Games
          Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
          Loud Speaker

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 16 MP, 4640 x 3480 pixels
          Flash
          No Dual-LED flash LED flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Geo-tagging 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
          Video
          Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec. Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization, dual-video rec.
          Front Camera
          No Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p Yes, 2.1 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Yes Yes Yes
          Edge
          Yes Yes Yes
          3G
          HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

          User Memory

          Internal
          8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
          USB OTG
          - - Supported

          Sensors

          Fingerprint
          fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

          Battery

          Type
          Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW) Li-Ion Battery
          Capacity
          1430 mAh 3400 mAh 2800 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 384 h (3G)
          Up to 360 h (3G)
          Up to 768 h (2G)
          Up to 768 h (3G)
          Up to 390 h
          Talk Time
          Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
          Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
          Up to 27 h 40 min (2G)
          Up to 25 h (3G)
          Up to 21 h

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