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Nokia Lumia 2520
VerizonRX-114
| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 68.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Nokia |
| iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 2017-03-24 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 10.51 x 6.61 x 0.35 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 21.69 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 220.00 | $ 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 |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 0 | 7.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 6.70 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.25 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 4.8 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 8000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 600 hours standby time |
| 9.52 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Lumia 2520 is slightly better than the iPad 9.7-inch, having a 68.6 score against 65.4. The Lumia 2520 comes with Windows RT 8.1 OS, and iPad 9.7-inch works with iOS 13.x OS. The Lumia 2520 design is older, somewhat thicker and much heavier than the iPad 9.7-inch. Lumia 2520 has a sharper screen than iPad 9.7-inch, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 1920 resolution and a little bit worse quantity of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a quite larger display.
Lumia 2520 features a very superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 32 GB. The Lumia 2520 has just a bit better processing power than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, and although they both have 2 GB of RAM, the Lumia 2520 also has a higher number of cores and an extra graphics processor.
The Lumia 2520 and iPad 9.7-inch feature really similar cameras, because although the Lumia 2520 has a lower 1920x1080 video quality and a back camera with less megapixels, it also counts with a lot bigger aperture to capture better low-light photos and videos. The iPad 9.7-inch features just a bit longer battery lifetime than Lumia 2520, because it has a 10 percent larger battery size.
Despite of being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Lumia 2520 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this tablet a great choice.
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