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Nokia Lumia 520
Global Model| Global Score | |
| 50 | 54.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Kyocera | Nokia |
| -- | Windows Phone 8.1, 8 |
| 2017-09-01 | 2013-02-25 |
| 4.19 x 2.08 x 0.76 inches | 4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.70 ounces | 4.37 ounces |
| -- | Black, Red, White and Yellow |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 120.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.4 inches | 4 inches |
| 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA) | 480 x 800 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 167 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.1 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 8909 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7, 32-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1100 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Adreno 304 GPU | Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.01 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 4.73 | 7.15 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 5.4 | 4.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1430mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 14.8 hours talk time |
| 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Nokia Lumia 520 is a little bit better than the Kyocera Cadence LTE, with a general score of 54.3 against 50. The Nokia Lumia 520 construction is just a little bit lighter and way thinner than Kyocera Cadence LTE, despite of the fact that it was released 5 years before. The Kyocera Cadence LTE has a bit better CPU than Lumia 520, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with more RAM and a higher number of cores (and faster).
Lumia 520 features an incredibly better looking screen than Kyocera Cadence LTE, because it has a greater number of pixels per inch of display, a lot higher 800 x 480 pixels resolution and a way larger display. Kyocera Cadence LTE has a better storage to store more games and applications than Lumia 520, because although it has an external SD slot that admits 32 GB smaller, it also counts with 16 GB internal memory capacity.
The Nokia Lumia 520 counts with a battery duration that is just as good as Kyocera Cadence LTE's battery lifetime. Lumia 520 features a greater camera than Kyocera Cadence LTE, because it has a back-facing camera with a lot better 5 mega pixels resolution.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Nokia Lumia 520 is also by far the cheapest one.
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