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Nokia Lumia 1520
United StatesRM-938
| Global Score | |
| 64 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Oppo | Nokia |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Windows Phone 8 |
| 2016-10-28 | 2013-10-22 |
| 6.02 x 2.93 x 0.26 inches | 6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.19 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Gold and Pink | Black, Red, White and Yellow |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 410.00 | $ 229.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3010mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3400mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 768 hours standby time 27.4 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Lumia 1520 has a score of 70.2, which is a bit better than OPPO R9s's overall score of 64. The Lumia 1520 body is incredibly older, thicker and heavier than OPPO R9s. The Lumia 1520 has Windows Phone 8 operating system, and OPPO R9s has Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system. Nokia Lumia 1520 counts with a more vivid screen than OPPO R9s, because although it has a bit less pixels per inch in the display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1920 x 1080px, the Nokia Lumia 1520 also counts with a little bigger display.
OPPO R9s features much more storage for games and applications than Lumia 1520, because it has a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Nokia Lumia 1520 has just a bit better processing power than OPPO R9s, because although it has less cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit.
The Lumia 1520 has a bit longer battery duration than OPPO R9s, because it has a 13% more battery size. The OPPO R9s takes clearer pictures and videos than Lumia 1520, because although it has a lesser megapixels back-facing camera, it also counts with a way larger camera aperture for better low light captures and videos and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Nokia Lumia 1520 is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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