Nokia Lumia 521 vs Samsung Galaxy S III mini Comparison

Nokia Lumia 521

Samsung Galaxy S III mini

Nokia Lumia 521 General Specs

Screen Size:
4 ''

Release date:
Apr 2013

OS:
Windows Phone OS

Dimensions:
124 x 64 x 9.9 mm

Weight:
124.5 g

Touchscreen type:
Super sensitive touch

Resolution:
WVGA (800 x 480)

Pixels per inch (PPI):
235 ppi

Samsung Galaxy S III mini General Specs

Screen Size:
4"

Release date:
Nov 2012

OS:
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

Dimensions:
121.55 x 63 x 9.9mm

Weight:
120 g

Touchscreen type:
Multi-touch

Resolution:
480 x 800 (WVGA)

Pixels per inch (PPI):
233 ppi

Nokia Lumia 521 Camera Specs

Rear camera:
5 MP

Front camera:
-

Flash:
No Flash

Samsung Galaxy S III mini Camera Specs

Rear camera:
5 MP

Front camera:
0.3 megapixels VGA

Flash:
LED

Nokia Lumia 521 Hardware Specs

Processor:
Dual core, 1000 MHz, Krait

RAM:
512 MB

Internal storage:
8 GB

Expandable storage type:
MicroSD (up to 64GB)

Samsung Galaxy S III mini Hardware Specs

Processor:
1GHz Dual Core

RAM:
1024 MB RAM

Internal storage:
16 GB

Expandable storage type:
MicroSD (up to 32GB)

Nokia Lumia 521 Battery Specs

Capacity:
1430 mAh

Talk time:
14.80 hours

Stand-by time:
-

Samsung Galaxy S III mini Battery Specs

Capacity:
1500 mAh

Talk time:
14.16 hours

Stand-by time:
19.2 days (460 hours)

Nokia Lumia 521 Connectivity Specs

Wi-Fi:
WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth:
3.0

GPS:
HERE Drive +, HERE Maps, HERE Transit

USB:
USB 2.0

Samsung Galaxy S III mini Connectivity Specs

Wi-Fi:
802.11a/b/g/n 2.4 + 5GHz

Bluetooth:
4.0

GPS:
Yes

USB:
USB 2.0

Nokia Lumia 521 Audio Codecs

Codecs: MP3, AAC LC, AMR-NB, WMA 9, GSM FR, WMA 10 Pro/Audio playback file formats: MP4, AAC, MP3, M4A, WMA, 3G2, AMR, 3GP, ASF

Samsung Galaxy S III mini Audio Codecs

MP3, AMR-NB, AAC / AAC+ / eAAC+, WMA, OGG (Vorbis), FLAC

Nokia Lumia 521 Video Codecs

Video playback codecs: VC-1, Windows video, H.264/AVC, H.263, MPEG-4/Video playback file formats: MP4, ASF, WMV, AVI, 3GP, 3G2, M4V, MOV

Samsung Galaxy S III mini Video Codecs

H.264, MPEG-4, H.263, VC-1, WMV7, WMV8, Sorenson Spark, MP43, VP8

Nokia Lumia 521 Sensors

• Ambient light sensor
• Accelerometer
• Proximity sensor

Samsung Galaxy S III mini Sensors

• Accelerometer
• Gyroscope
• Compass