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| Global Score | |
| 65.2 | 68.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Nokia |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2013-10-22 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 10.51 x 6.61 x 0.35 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 21.69 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 235.00 | $ 159.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 162 pixels per inch | 218 pixels per inch |
| -- | 665 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.01 | 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 + 1.20 MP | 6.70 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 33.00mm 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 |
| 7.92 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 600 hours standby time |
| 6.32 | 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
The Lumia 2520 is just a bit better than the iPad mini, having a 68.6 score against 65.2. Despite being the best in our current comparison, Lumia 2520 is a somewhat thicker and heavier portable tablet than the iPad mini. The Lumia 2520 counts with Windows RT 8.1 operating system, while iPad mini comes with iOS 8.x operating system.
The Lumia 2520 counts with a better looking display than iPad mini, because it has a bigger screen, a higher count of pixels per screen inch and a much higher 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution. The Lumia 2520 counts with a faster processing unit than iPad mini, because it has a much better 450 MHz GPU, more CPU cores and 1,5 GB more RAM.
The Lumia 2520 features a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than iPad mini, because it has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 32 GB and more internal memory capacity. The Nokia Lumia 2520 shoots a bit better videos and photos than iPad mini, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Nokia Lumia 2520 also has a lot larger aperture to take better low-light captures and videos and a lot better 6.7 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
The Nokia Lumia 2520 features a very superior battery lifetime than iPad mini, because it has an 80% more battery size.
The Nokia Lumia 2520 not only is the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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