Nokia Lumia 1020 Vs Nokia Lumia 1520: Hardware, Features, Camera, Battery, Design, Operating Systems, And Price Comparison!

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We compare the Nokia Lumia 1020 and the Nokia Lumia 1520 to see which Nokia smartphone is the better purchase.

According to the specs from GSMArena, the Lumia 1020 has a small AMOLED display at 4.5 inches that can render a resolution of 768 x 1280 pixels at 332 ppi, while the Lumia 1520 has a bigger display of 6.0 inches IPS LCD that can render an impressive resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels at 367 ppi pixel density. The Lumia 1020 has the following dimensions of 130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm, weighs 158 grams, and its protected by a Corning Gorilla Glass 3, while the Lumia 1520 measures 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm, weighs heavier at 208 grams, and its protected by a Corning Gorilla Glass 4.

The Nokia Lumia 1020 is powered by a qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon dual-core processor at 1.5 GHz, paired with an Adreno 225 GPU. It has 2 GB of RAM, with an internal memory of 32 GB, and its software runs on the Microsoft Windows Phone 8 which can be upgraded into the v8.1 version.

Meanwhile, the Lumia 1520 is equipped with a Snapdragon 800 quad-core Krait 400 clocked at 2.2 GHz, partnered with an Adreno 330 for graphics. It also has 2 GB of RAM, and an internal memory of 32GB, which can expand up to 64GB with an microSD card. It's software is a Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradeable to the v8.1.

In terms of camera and battery specs, the Lumia 1020 has a better primary camera at 41MP, while the Lumia 1520 is at 20MP. Interestingly, both Nokia smartphone are equipped with a 1.2 MP secondary cameras, and have almost the same features such as 1.12 µm pixel size, PureView technology, geo-tagging, face detection, dual capture, and panorama.

The Lumia 1020 has a Non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery, which last up 13 hours in 3G. On the other hand, the Lumia 1520 is equipped with a non-removable Li-Ion 3400 mAh battery at 25 hours in 3G.

The Fuse Joplin stated that the Nokia Lumia 1020 is around $350, while the Nokia Lumia 1520 cost $550.

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