Nokia Lumia 1520 vs Nokia Lumia 1020 Comparison and Differences

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Nokia Lumia 1520

Nokia Lumia 1520

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Nokia Lumia 1020

Nokia Lumia 1020

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Nokia Lumia 1520 or Nokia Lumia 1020 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia Lumia 1520 Nokia Lumia 1020
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Release date 2013, October 2013, July
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm | 6.41 x 6.41 x 3.36 in 130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm | 5.13 x 5.13 x 2.81 in
Weight 209 g | 7.37 oz 158 g | 5.57 oz
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Colors Yellow, white, black, red, green (AT&T) Yellow, white, black, red (AT&T exclusive)
Battery 3400 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2000 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
Stand by time - Up to 384 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 19 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 63 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6" in 4.5" in
Screen area 99.2 cm2 57.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.4% 61.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 768 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 367 PPI 332 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - ClearBlack display - PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 20 MP, Single 41 MP, Single
Camera specs -20 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.5'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF -41 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/1.5'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions Zeiss optics, dual-LED flash, panorama Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon & LED flash, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps (after WP8 Denim update), 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps, 4x lossless digital zoom
Front camera, selfie 1.2 MP, Single 1.2 MP, Single
Specifications 1.2 MP, f/2.4 1.2 MP
Video 720p@30fps 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to Windows 10 Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to 8.1
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU - Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400 - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 225
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 16 GB (RM-940 only)/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM / 64 GB (Telefonica exclusive)

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 438
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 869

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -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
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-875, RM-877 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-876
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - RM-875 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - RM-877
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE/ aptX after WP8 Denim update 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE/ aptX after WP8 Denim update
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.64 W/kg (head)     0.20 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.23 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.76 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Dolby Headphone
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement
-Dolby Headphone
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, sensor core - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Qi wireless charging
Versions
- RM-937 global version RM-938 US version RM-939 WCDMA HSPA+ version RM-940 AT&T version

- Also known as Nokia EOS, Nokia 909, Nokia RM-875, Nokia RM-877, Nokia RM-876

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