Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 8 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-02-25 | 2019-03-19 |
| 4.88 x 2.52 x 0.39 inches | 6.13 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.37 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Red, White and Yellow | Black, Blue and Red |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 149.00 | $ 151.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1520 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 233 pixels per inch | 271 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7884 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 7.92 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.06 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.15 | 9.02 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1430mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3400mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A10 is much better than the Nokia Lumia 521, with a general score of 72.3 against 54.3. Galaxy A10 is a newer and notably thinner cellphone than the Nokia Lumia 521, but it's extremely heavier. The Galaxy A10 has Android 11 operating system, and Nokia Lumia 521 works with Windows Phone 8 operating system.
The Samsung Galaxy A10 has a better performing processing unit than Lumia 521, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with more CPU cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. Lumia 521 has just a bit better screen than Galaxy A10, although it has a quite lower screen pixel density, a lot smaller display and a way lower 800 x 480 resolution.
Galaxy A10 features a way bigger storage to store more apps and games than Lumia 521, because it has 32 GB internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A10 captures way better pictures and videos than Lumia 521, because it has a way higher 1920x1080 video quality, a lot better resolution back camera and a much larger diafragm aperture.
Samsung Galaxy A10 features a way better battery performance than Nokia Lumia 521, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity against 1430mAh.
Samsung Galaxy A10 costs a bit more money than Nokia Lumia 521, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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