Which phablet is the better purchase? We compare the Nokia Lumia 1520 and the Lenovo Vibe Z2 to see which device is the ideal choice for consumers.
For design and display, both devices have a rectangular body shape with slightly rounded corners and flat backs, but the Nokia Lumia 1520 has rounder edges. It has a plastic rear panel, while the Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro is a sleek smartphone with a metallic look and a thickness of only 7.77 mm, with 1 mm less than its rival.
They both 6 inches screens, but the Lenovo device is shorter, measuring 156mm, while the Lumia 1520 being almost 6mm taller. The Nokia device weighs 209 grams, with 30 grams more than its rival and uses Corning Gorilla Glass 2 to protect its front panel, while the Lenovo device has Corning Gorilla Glass 3. They also have IPS LCD screens, but the Lenovo’s screen supports a higher resolution of 1440x2560 pixels with 490ppi, while the Nokia offers 1080×1920 pixels and 367ppi.
For the hardware and OS, the Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro has a processor quad core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, partnered by a new Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 chipset, but it uses the same graphics from Adreno 330 as the Nokia Lumia 1520. But, the second model was equipped with a quad core 2.2GHz Krait 400, which has a Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 chipset with 2GB of RAM, while the Lenovo phablet has 1GB more. The Lenovo phablet comes with 32GB of storage, but doesn't have a microSD card, while the Nokia handset has a 16 or 32GB of storage whose capacities can be increased up to 64GB.
The Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro runs on Android v4.4.2 (KitKat) and the Nokia Lumia 1520 comes with Microsoft Windows Phone 8 OS, which can be upgraded to v8.1.
For battery and camera specs, both batteries are non-removable, but the Lenovo has a Li-Po 4000 mAh battery in the Vibe Z2 Pro, while Nokia put a Li-Ion 3400mAh battery.
The Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro has a 16MP rear camera with features optical image stabilization, dual-LED flash, autofocus, HDR, touch focus etc. Its secondary camera has a resolution of 5MP. The Nokia Lumia 1520 has a 20Mp rear camera with Carl Zeiss optics, optical image stabilization, dual-LED flash, autofocus, which uses PureView technology, but its front camera is at.2MP.
The Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro cost $537, while the Nokia Lumia 1520 is $80 cheaper and can be purchased from Amazon.com.
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