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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 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 |
| 10.86 ounces | 21.69 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 285.00 | $ 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, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.8 | 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
Lumia 2520 is slightly better than the iPad mini, having a 68.6 score against 65. Lumia 2520 comes with Windows RT 8.1 OS, and iPad mini comes with iOS 8.x OS. The Lumia 2520 is a notably heavier and somewhat thicker portable tablet than the iPad mini. Lumia 2520 has a more vivid screen than iPad mini, because it has a better pixel density, a bigger display and a way better resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels.
The Nokia Lumia 2520 features a much greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad mini, because it has 32 GB internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 32 GB. The Nokia Lumia 2520 has a quite superior hardware performance than iPad mini, because it has a better GPU, a greater number of cores (and also faster) and more RAM memory.
Nokia Lumia 2520 has a superior battery performance than Apple iPad mini, because it has 8000mAh of battery capacity. Lumia 2520 shoots clearer photographs and videos than Apple iPad mini, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Lumia 2520 also has a lot better 6.7 MP resolution back camera and a lot bigger aperture to take better low light images.
Lumia 2520 is not only the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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