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Nokia Lumia 520
Global Model| Global Score | |
| 49.5 | 54.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Karbonn | Nokia |
| Android 4.4.4 | Windows Phone 8.1, 8 |
| -- | 2013-02-25 |
| 5.20 x 2.64 x 0.36 inches | 4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 inches |
| 3.77 ounces | 4.37 ounces |
| Red | Black, Red, White and Yellow |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 4 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 218 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT6582 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP2 (416 MHz) GPU | Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.15 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 4 | 4.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1700mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1430mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 160 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | 14.8 hours talk time |
| 3.52 | 3.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Nokia Lumia 520 has a score of 54.3, which is a little bit better than the Karbonn Sparkle V's score of 49.5. The Nokia Lumia 520 works with Windows Phone 8.1, 8 OS, while Karbonn Sparkle V has Android 4.4.4 OS. Nokia Lumia 520's design is just a little bit thicker and heavier than the Karbonn Sparkle V.
Lumia 520 features a display that is just as good as the display in Karbonn Sparkle V, because although the Lumia 520 has a bit smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 800 x 480px, it also counts with a little bit better quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. The Karbonn Sparkle V has a bit superior processor than Lumia 520, because although it has a worse GPU working at 416 MHz, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a higher number of faster cores.
The Nokia Lumia 520 takes better photos and videos than Karbonn Sparkle V. Both of them have the same 1280x720 (HD) video resolution, a 5 MP resolution back facing camera and the same video frame rates. Lumia 520 has a superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than Karbonn Sparkle V, because it has 4 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 64 GB.
The Karbonn Sparkle V features a little longer battery duration than Lumia 520, because it has a 19 percent greater battery size.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Lumia 520 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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