Nokia 9 PureView vs Nokia Lumia 1520 Comparison and Differences
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Nokia 9 PureView
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Nokia Lumia 1520
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Nokia 9 PureView or Nokia Lumia 1520 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | Nokia 9 PureView | Nokia Lumia 1520 | |
Rating | (+) | (+) | |
Release date | 2019, February | 2013, October | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 155 x 75 x 8 mm | 6.1 x 6.1 x 2.95 in | 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm | 6.41 x 6.41 x 3.36 in | |
Weight | 172 g | 6.07 oz | 209 g | 7.37 oz | |
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Midnight Blue | Yellow, white, black, red, green (AT&T) | |
Battery | 3320 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3400 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 768 h (2G) / Up to 768 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 27 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 25 h (3G) Music play - Up to 124 h |
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Approximate price | 620 EUR | 350 EUR | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | P-OLED capacitive touchscreen, | IPS LCD | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | Type P-OLE | 16M | |
Screen size | 5.99" in | 6" in | |
Screen area | 92.6 cm2 | 99.2 cm2 | |
Screen format | 18:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 79.7% | 71.4% | |
Screen resolution | 1440 x 2880 px | 1080 x 1920 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 538 PPI | 367 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 2 | |
Other specs | - Always-on display -HDR10 |
- ClearBlack display | |
Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 5 MP, Five | 20 MP, Single | |
Camera specs | -5x 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm -(2x RGB & 3x B/W cameras, working simultaneously) -TOF camera |
-20 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.5'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF | |
Functions | Zeiss optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama | Zeiss optics, dual-LED flash, panorama | |
Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR | 2160p@30fps (after WP8 Denim update), 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. | |
DxOMark Main Score | 85 | ||
DxOMark Photo | 88 | ||
DxOMark Video | 80 | ||
Front camera, selfie | 20 MP, Single | 1.2 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 20 MP, 1.0µm | 1.2 MP, f/2.4 | |
Functions | HDR | ||
Video | 1080p@30fps | 720p@30fps |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One | Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to Windows 10 | |
Chipset | - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) | - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) | |
CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) | - Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400 | |
GPU | Adreno 630 | Adreno 330 | |
External memory | No | microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) | |
Internal memory | 128 GB, 6 GB RAM | 16 GB (RM-940 only)/32 GB, 2 GB RAM |
Benchmark
Antutu 9 Total | 399852 | ||
Antutu 8 Total | 240222 | ||
Antutu 7 Total | |||
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 546 | ||
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1958 | ||
GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2158 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 504 | ||
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2146 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM | |
Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-937, RM-939, RM-940 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-938 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - RM-937 LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - RM-938, RM-940 |
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Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | |
GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
Edge | Yes | Up to 236.8 kbps | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | |
NFC | Yes | Yes | |
USB | 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | microUSB 2.0 | |
Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE/ aptX after WP8 Denim update | |
Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.64 W/kg (head) 0.20 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
Radio | No | FM radio | |
Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- Dolby Headphone -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, sensor core | |
Other extras |
- ANT+ - Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 3.0) -USB Power Delivery -Fast wireless charging 10W (Qi); 5W (PMA) - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) |
- Qi wireless charging |
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Versions |
- RM-937 global version RM-938 US version RM-939 WCDMA HSPA+ version RM-940 AT&T version |
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