Nokia Lumia 520 vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha

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 Alpha:

  OLED

• Weight

  Galaxy Alpha: 9 g lighter

  Lumia 520:

  124 g

  Galaxy Alpha:

  115 g

• Width

  Lumia 520: 1.5 mm narrower

  Lumia 520:

  64 mm

  Galaxy Alpha:

  65.5 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Lumia 520: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

  Lumia 520:

  4 in

  Galaxy Alpha:

  4.7 in

• Chipset

  Lumia 520:

  Qualcomm MSM8227

  Galaxy Alpha:

  Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm)

• Depth

  Galaxy Alpha: 3.2 mm thinner

  Lumia 520:

  9.9 mm

  Galaxy Alpha:

  6.7 mm

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

   Depth:

   9.9 mm +3.2 mm versus Galaxy Alpha

2. 2. Galaxy Alpha

   Height:

   132.4 mm +12.5 mm versus Lumia 520

   Width:

   65.5 mm +1.5 mm versus Lumia 520

   Depth:

   6.7 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. Lumia 520

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy Alpha

   Screen diagonal:

   4.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   60.9 cm²

Galaxy Alpha has approximately 33.7% 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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