HTC Windows Phone 8X vs Nokia Lumia 520

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Lumia 520: 6 g lighter

  Windows Phone 8X:

  130 g

  Lumia 520:

  124 g

• Width

  Lumia 520: 2.2 mm narrower

  Windows Phone 8X:

  66.2 mm

  Lumia 520:

  64 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Lumia 520: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  Windows Phone 8X:

  4.3 in

  Lumia 520:

  4 in

• Chipset

  Windows Phone 8X:

  Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus

  Lumia 520:

  Qualcomm MSM8227

• Height

  Lumia 520: 12.5 mm shorter

  Windows Phone 8X:

  132.4 mm

  Lumia 520:

  119.9 mm

• Release year

  Windows Phone 8X:

  2012

  Lumia 520:

  2013

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Windows Phone 8X

   Height:

   132.4 mm +12.5 mm versus Lumia 520

   Width:

   66.2 mm +2.2 mm versus Lumia 520

   Depth:

   10.1 mm

2. 2. Lumia 520

   Height:

   119.9 mm

   Width:

   64 mm

   Depth:

   9.9 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Windows Phone 8X

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

2. 2. Lumia 520

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

Windows Phone 8X has approximately 11.9% more rectangular screen area than Lumia 520.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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