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Nokia Lumia 2520
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| Global Score | |
| 68.6 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Apple |
| Windows RT 8.1 | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2013-10-22 | 2017-03-24 |
| 10.51 x 6.61 x 0.35 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.69 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 159.00 | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 218 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 665 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | -- |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.12 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 6.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8000mAh Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time | -- |
| 8.96 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Nokia Lumia 2520 is just a bit better than the iPad 9.7-inch, with a 68.6 score against 65.4. Even though the Nokia Lumia 2520 is a better tablet device than iPad 9.7-inch, it must be noted that it is also a notably older, somewhat thicker and incredibly heavier tablet device. Nokia Lumia 2520 comes with Windows RT 8.1 operating system, and iPad 9.7-inch works with iOS 13.x operating system.
The Lumia 2520 has a little better performance than iPad 9.7-inch, and although they both have 2 GB of RAM, the Lumia 2520 also has a graphics processing unit and a larger number of cores (and also faster). The Lumia 2520 counts with a better screen than iPad 9.7-inch, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a just a little less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a bit larger display.
IPad 9.7-inch's camera is very similar to the Lumia 2520 one, because although the iPad 9.7-inch has a way smaller camera aperture which is not so good for low-light captures, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, it also counts with a better 8 MP resolution back camera.
The Lumia 2520 features much more storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 32 GB. Apple iPad 9.7-inch counts with a bit superior battery lifetime than Lumia 2520, because it has a 10 percent larger battery size.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, Nokia Lumia 2520 is also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an obvious call.
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