Comparison of Nokia Lumia 525 and Nokia Lumia 520 smartphones based on their characteristics

Nokia Lumia 525

Nokia Lumia 520

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Nokia

Nokia

Phone model

Lumia 525

Lumia 520

Year of release

2013

2013

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

120 mm

120 mm

Body width

64 mm

64 mm

Body thickness

9.9 mm

9.9 mm

Weight

124 g

124 g

Volume

75.97 cm³

75.97 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Orange red

• Yellow
• Black
• Red
• White
• Sea wave

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm MSM8227

• Qualcomm MSM8227

CPU clock speed

1000 MHz

1000 MHz

Number of processor cores

2

2

Level 1 cache (L1)

16 + 16 kB

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

1024 kB

Processor size

32 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 305

• Adreno 305

Number of GPU cores

1

1

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

512 MB

RAM type

LPDDR2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 8 GB

• 8 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

64 GB

64 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227

Operating system

Operating system

Windows Phone 8

Windows Phone 8

Battery

Battery capacity

1430

1430

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

17 h

14 h

Standby time in GSM networks

336 h

360 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

10 h

9 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

336 h

360 h

Duration of listening to music

48 h

61 h

Video watching duration

4 h

Duration of using Wi-Fi

6.2 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4 in

4 in

Screen resolution

800 x 480 pixels

800 x 480 pixels

Pixel density

233 ppi

233 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

IPS

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.667

1.667

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

5 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2592 x 1936 pixels

2592 x 1944 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Digital zoom

4 X

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

Photomatrix size

3.6 x 2.7 mm

3.6 x 2.7 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.389 μm

1.389 μm

Crop factor

9.61

9.61

Aperture

f/2.4

f/2.4

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Auto exposure

Face detector

Panoramic photography

Viewfinder

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

White balance

ISO setting

Other photo settings

• Effects
• Iso
• Shooting modes

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Digital video zoom

4 X

Movie settings

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

3.0

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• PBAP
• OPP
• HFP

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Cell ID location

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

DRM support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• PNG
• JPEG
• EXIF
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• 3GPP
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV
• WMV9

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP2
• MOV
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• HD

• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• M4A
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

Email

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• MS Outlook
• Facebook
• Here maps

• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• Facebook
• Twitter
• YouTube

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

EMS support

MMS support

Security

Remote phone lock

Remotely wipe data from your phone

Remote phone search

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.77 W/kg