Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Alcatel |
| Windows Phone 8.1, 8 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-02-25 | 2019-09-27 |
| 4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 inches | 5.37 x 2.56 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.37 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Red, White and Yellow | Suede Black |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 95.00 | $ 80.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 960 x 480 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 233 pixels per inch | 215 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 chipset | MediaTek MT6739 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GE8100 GPU |
| 7.92 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.06 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.15 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1430mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2200mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 14.8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 4.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Alcatel Insight has an overall score of 58.9, which is a bit better than the Lumia 520's 54.3 score. Alcatel Insight is a heavier cellphone than the Lumia 520, but both of them are 0.39inches thick. The Alcatel Insight works with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Lumia 520 works with Windows Phone 8.1, 8 OS.
The Alcatel Insight features a bit better hardware performance than Lumia 520, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores and 1 GB more RAM. Lumia 520 features a better screen than Alcatel Insight, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 800 x 480 and a really smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
Nokia Lumia 520 has a bit better camera than Alcatel Insight. Both have the same (HD) video definition, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and a camera in the back with a 5 megapixels resolution. Alcatel Insight counts with a quite bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Lumia 520, because although it has a SD memory slot that holds up to 32 GB against 64 GB, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Alcatel Insight has a much longer battery duration than Lumia 520, because it has a 2200mAh battery capacity against 1430mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Alcatel Insight is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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