Nokia Lumia 520 vs Samsung Galaxy A

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.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Lumia 520:

  LCD

  Galaxy A:

  OLED

• Width

  Galaxy A: 4.2 mm narrower

  Lumia 520:

  64 mm

  Galaxy A:

  59.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy A: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  Lumia 520:

  4 in

  Galaxy A:

  3.7 in

• Chipset

  Lumia 520:

  Qualcomm MSM8227

  Galaxy A:

  TI OMAP 3430

• Depth

  Lumia 520: 2.6 mm thinner

  Lumia 520:

  9.9 mm

  Galaxy A:

  12.5 mm

• Release year

  Lumia 520:

  2013

  Galaxy A:

  2010

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. Lumia 520

   Height:

   119.9 mm

   Width:

   64 mm +4.2 mm versus Galaxy A

   Depth:

   9.9 mm

2. 2. Galaxy A

   Height:

   119.5 mm

   Width:

   59.8 mm

   Depth:

   12.5 mm +2.6 mm versus Lumia 520

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. Lumia 520

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy A

   Screen diagonal:

   3.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   39 cm²

Lumia 520 has approximately 16.9% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy A.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

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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