Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Nokia Lumia 1520; A detailed comparison and review
Are you looking for a detailed comparison of Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Nokia Lumia 1520? Read this article and find out which one performs outstanding in each specs and which is the most perfect value for money smartphone.
Samsung is one of the leading Android smart phone manufacturer across the globe and Nokia is their best rival in smart phone world. Here I am going to introduce two smart phones Galaxy Note 3 from Samsung and Lumia 1520 from Nokia to find out who scores the maximum when comparing these high-end smart phones. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 comes with S-pen stylus input and good software backing, whereas Nokia Lumia 1520 comes with a bigger camera sensor and higher resolution camera.
Display and Design
Galaxy Note 3 features a gorgeous 5.7" Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen with 16M colors and display resolution of 1080x1920, whereas Lumia 1520 features a 6" IPS LCD capacitive touch screen with 16M colors and a display resolution same as that of Galaxy Note 3. In display features Lumia 1520 scores over Galaxy Note 3 because of its 6" touch screen. The 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7mm dimension of Lumia 1520 is notably larger than the 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3mm Galaxy Note 3. The Lumia 1520 weighs about 209g whereas Galaxy Note 3 weighs only 168g. This provides a much easier handling for Galaxy Note 3 than Lumia.Operating system and Processor
Both these smart phones represent two reputed platforms Android and Windows Phone. Here Galaxy Note 3 runs on the latest Android 4.3 Jelly Bean version and equipped with Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (N9005, N9002)/ Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (N9000) processor, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (N9005, N9002)/ Exynos 5 Octa 5420 (N9000) Chip set and Adreno 330 (N9005, N9002)/ Mali-T628 MP6 (N9000) GPU. On the other hand Lumia 1520, the first Windows smart phone with Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Chip set and an extra large Full HD screen. It runs on Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Black operating system and equipped with Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400 processor and Adreno 330 GPU. Lumia 1520 lacks in sensors such as Barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture which are available in Galaxy Note 3. With these specs it's little tough to provide scores for any of these devices. Both these smart phones runs on the latest operating system versions from its platform and both are equipped with quad-core processor. However Galaxy Note 3 possesses a 2.3GHz processor speed whereas Lumia 1520 has only 2.2GHz processor speed. By comparing the processor speed and availability of sensors we have to consider Galaxy Note 3 as a winner in this section.Camera and it's features
Both these smart phones blessed with impressive rear cameras. Galaxy Note 3 has a 13 MP auto focus rear camera with a resolution of 4128 x 3096 pixels and an LED flash. It's bundled with features such as dual Shot, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization, panorama, HDR etc. When we compare the rear camera of Galaxy Note 3 with Lumia 1520, Note 3 is far behind than Lumia 150. Lumia 1520 possess a 20 MP Carl Zeiss optics, auto focus rear camera with dual-LED flash light. 1/2.5'' sensor size, Pure View technology, dual capture, Geo-tagging, face detection, panorama are the key features of this camera. However Nokia fails to keeps this record on track in its front facing camera. Because Galaxy Note 3 has a 2 MP front camera and Lumia 1520 has a 1.2 MP one. However the 20 MP rear camera helps the Lumia 1520 to stand as a winner in this section.Memory and Connectivity
Internal storage capacity, RAM and expandable storage capacity are some of the main attractions of high-end premium Smartphone's. These specs play an important role in the functioning of a smart phone. Along with operating system, processors and camera, memory is also a feature that improves the rating and price of a device. In this case Galaxy Note 3 has an impressive internal storage capacity of 16/32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM and an expandable storage up to 64 GB. On the other hand Lumia 1520 has a 16/32 GB internal memory, 2 GB RAM and expandable storage capacity up to 64 GB. From this we can easily understand that Galaxy Note 3 is the ultimate winner because of its 3 GB RAM and internal storage capacity.
Both these smart phones are 4G devices with GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS support with A-GPS and GLONASS. Galaxy Note 3 has an additional Infrared port with it.Battery
Battery is an important factor in smart phones. The important thing is that the smartphones are filled with apps which sucks the power from the battery. If a Smartphone doesn't have a powerful battery then it will not succeed in the market. Here Galaxy Note 3 has a Li-Ion 3200 battery which is able to provide a standby up to 420 hours and talk time up to 21 hours. In Lumia 1520 it is powered by a powerful non-removable Li-Ion 3400 battery which is capable to provide a standby time up to 768 hours and talk time up to 27 hours 40 minutes in 2G networks and up to 25 hours in 3G networks. It's also able to provide a music play up to 124 hours. On battery power Lumia 1520 scores more with its powerful non-removable 3400mAh Li-Ion battery.Price and Availability
These two smart phones are high-end premium device which costs below Rs.50,000. Galaxy Note 3 is available for a best price of Rs.41,999 and it's available in different online shopping websites like Amazon, snap deal, eBay, Yebhi, infibeam etc. Lumia 1520 priced Rs.43,999 in India and it is available from online shopping websites like shop clues, saholic etc.Conclusion
Both these smart phones are the best from their platform and bundled with a lot of features. Both of these devices are better than the other. In my opinion if you want an Android device go for Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and if you are looking for a Windows platform device go for Nokia Lumia 1520.
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