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| Global Score | |
| 64.7 | 68.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Nokia |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1 | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 2012-03-07 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 10.51 x 6.61 x 0.35 inches |
| 23.00 ounces | 21.69 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| $ 290.00 | $ 159.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 218 pixels per inch |
| -- | 665 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 7.83 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 7.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 6.70 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 35.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.81 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 600 hours standby time |
| 11.2 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
Nokia Lumia 2520 is a little bit better than iPad 3, getting a 68.6 score against 64.7. The Nokia Lumia 2520 has Windows RT 8.1 operating system, while iPad 3 has iOS 7.x operating system. Nokia Lumia 2520's design is newer, just a little thinner and a bit lighter than the iPad 3. The Lumia 2520 has a better processor than Apple iPad 3, because it has more RAM memory, a larger number of cores and an extra graphics co-processor.
The Lumia 2520 counts with a little sharper display than iPad 3, because although it has a little inferior number of pixels per inch of screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a quite larger screen. The Nokia Lumia 2520 features a slightly better camera than iPad 3, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Nokia Lumia 2520 also has a much more MP camera in the back and a much larger aperture.
Lumia 2520 features a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad 3, because it has 32 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 32 GB. IPad 3 features a much better battery duration than Lumia 2520, because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity against 8000mAh.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, the Nokia Lumia 2520 is also by far the cheapest one, which makes buying this tablet an easy decision.
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