Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Nokia Lumia 521 Comparison

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Nokia Lumia 521

Samsung Galaxy Alpha General Specs

Screen Size:
4.7 inches

Release date:
Sep 2014

OS:
Android 4.4.4 KitKat OS

Dimensions:
5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches (132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm )

Weight:
4.06 oz (115 g)

Touchscreen type:
Multi-touch

Resolution:
720 x 1280 pixels

Pixels per inch (PPI):
312 ppi

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 Alpha Camera Specs

Rear camera:
12 megapixels

Front camera:
2.1 megapixels

Flash:
LED

Nokia Lumia 521 Camera Specs

Rear camera:
5 MP

Front camera:
-

Flash:
No Flash

Samsung Galaxy Alpha Hardware Specs

Processor:
8-core, 1800 MHz, ARM Cortex-A15 and ARM Cortex-A7

RAM:
2048 MB RAM

Internal storage:
32 GB

Expandable storage type:
-

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 Alpha Battery Specs

Capacity:
1860 mAh

Talk time:
-

Stand-by time:
-

Nokia Lumia 521 Battery Specs

Capacity:
1430 mAh

Talk time:
14.80 hours

Stand-by time:
-

Samsung Galaxy Alpha Connectivity Specs

Wi-Fi:
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4G+5GHz, VHT80 MIMO

Bluetooth:
4.0

GPS:
Yes

USB:
USB 3.0

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 Alpha Audio Codecs

MP3, AAC, FLAC, WMA, WAV, M4A (Apple lossless), AMR, OGG, MIDI

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 Alpha Video Codecs

MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, AVI, 3GP, 3G2, Flash Video, MKV, WebM

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 Alpha Sensors

• Accelerometer
• Gyroscope
• Compass
• Hall
• Fingerprint ID
• Gesture

Nokia Lumia 521 Sensors

• Ambient light sensor
• Accelerometer
• Proximity sensor