Global Score | |
54.3 | 56.9 |
Basic Information | |
Nokia | Asus |
Windows Phone 8.1, 8 | Android 4.4, 4.3 |
2013-02-25 | 2014-01-06 |
4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.41 inches |
4.37 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
Black, Red, White and Yellow | Black, Gold, Purple, Red and White |
Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
$ 95.00 | $ 89.00 |
Display / Screen | |
4 inches | 5 inches |
480 x 800 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
233 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
7.6 | 7.7 |
Performance | |
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 chipset | Intel Atom Z2560 chipset |
Krait (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Saltwell (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
512 MB RAM | 1 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX 544MP2 GPU |
7.92 | 8.19 |
Storage | |
8 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
5.06 | 5.06 |
Camera | |
5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
28.00mm focal length | -- |
1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
7.15 | 7.48 |
Networks | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
Mobile Hotspot | -- |
HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
4.6 | 4 |
Battery Life | |
1430mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2110mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
14.8 hours talk time | -- |
3.2 | 4 |
Other Features | |
Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
GPS | GPS |
Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
The Asus ZenFone 5 is just a bit better than Lumia 520, getting a general score of 56.9 against 54.3. Asus ZenFone 5's body is newer than Lumia 520's, although it is just a bit thicker and somewhat heavier. Asus ZenFone 5 comes with Android 4.4 OS, and Lumia 520 works with Windows Phone 8.1, 8 OS.
Asus ZenFone 5 features a little more vivid screen than Lumia 520, because it has a bigger screen, a better pixels density and a way higher resolution of 1280 x 720. The Asus ZenFone 5 has as much storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the Nokia Lumia 520 one, both of them have the same 8 GB internal memory and a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 64 GB.
Asus ZenFone 5 has just a bit better processing power than Nokia Lumia 520, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, and they both have a Dual-Core CPU, the Asus ZenFone 5 also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory. Asus ZenFone 5 has a slightly better camera than Lumia 520, because it has a lot higher 1920x1080 video resolution, a camera in the back with a way better resolution and a larger camera aperture.
The Asus ZenFone 5 features a way better battery life than Lumia 520, because it has 2110mAh of battery capacity instead of 1430mAh.
Despite of being the best phone in our current comparison, Asus ZenFone 5 is also cheaper than the Lumia 520, making it an easy decision.
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