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Nokia Lumia 1520
United StatesRM-938
| Global Score | |
| 70.2 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 8 | Android 10 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2020-06-29 |
| 6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 inches | 6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.37 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Red, White and Yellow | Black |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 229.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 768 hours standby time 27.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A21 has a global score of 76.1, which is just a bit better than Nokia Lumia 1520's 70.2 overall score. The Galaxy A21 works with Android 10 OS, while Nokia Lumia 1520 comes with Windows Phone 8 OS. Galaxy A21 is a noticeably newer cellphone, and it's also just a little bit thinner and just a little bit lighter than Nokia Lumia 1520.
Lumia 1520 has a way better display than Galaxy A21, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a greater display pixels density and a better 1920 x 1080 resolution. Samsung Galaxy A21 has a little better performance than Lumia 1520, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with more cpu cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Nokia Lumia 1520 captures clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A21, because although it has a lot tinier camera aperture which is not good for low-light images and video, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Nokia Lumia 1520 also counts with a bigger camera sensor taking better quality videos and photos and a camera with a better 20 mega-pixels resolution.
Galaxy A21 has a much greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than Nokia Lumia 1520, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A21 also has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A21 features longer battery performance than Lumia 1520, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, Samsung Galaxy A21 is also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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