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Nokia Lumia 520
Global Model| Global Score | |
| 49.5 | 54.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| ZTE | Nokia |
| Android 4.0 | Windows Phone 8.1, 8 |
| 2012-02-27 | 2013-02-25 |
| -- | 4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 inches |
| -- | 4.37 ounces |
| -- | Black, Red, White and Yellow |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 130.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 4 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 256 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1300 MHz processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1000 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.83 | 7.15 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 3.6 | 4.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 1430mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 14.8 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 3.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Nokia Lumia 520 has a score of 54.3, which is slightly better than the ZTE Era's 49.5 overall score. Nokia Lumia 520 comes with Windows Phone 8.1, 8 operating system, and ZTE Era counts with Android 4.0 operating system. ZTE Era features a little sharper screen than Nokia Lumia 520, because it has a quite better 960 x 540 resolution, a just a bit higher pixels density and a little bigger display.
The ZTE Era counts with a bit better processing power than Nokia Lumia 520, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and 488 MB more RAM memory. Lumia 520 counts with a slightly better memory to store more games and applications than ZTE Era, and although they both have the same 8 GB internal memory, the Lumia 520 also has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 64 GB.
The Nokia Lumia 520 features a lot better camera than ZTE Era, although it has a lot lower resolution camera and a much worse video quality. The Nokia Lumia 520 counts with a way better battery life than ZTE Era.
Lumia 520 is not only the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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