Nokia Lumia 1520 vs Nokia Lumia 1320

Last week, the Finnish Smartphone manufacturer, Nokia heated up the news blogs once again with the launching of five new phones and Nokia’s first Windows tablet in the Nokia World 2013 event held in Abu Dhabi. The Finnish firm Nokia, who has sold its hardware division to Microsoft, seemed all prepare for rocking up the launch dice at the Nokia World 2013 event in Abu Dhabi.

It is well known that the phablet segment has witnessed major growth in the last few quarters. Major Smartphone manufacturer, Samsung is already ruling the phablet segment. For which, Nokia launched two new Lumia phablets named as Nokia Lumia 1520 and Lumia 1320 at the Nokia World 2013 event. Both Smartphones boast 6 inch display and run latest Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Operating Systems. Nevertheless, both have major conflicts with them including specs & price tags. Nokia Lumia 1520 is almost $400 costlier over Lumia 1320.

Here, we bring you a burning comparison between the two most promising devices Nokia Lumia 1520 and Nokia Lumia 1320. Tighten up your seat belts for the roller coaster comparison ride.

Design:

Both these Smartphones carry a 6 inch display, but both boast different looks. The Nokia Lumia 1520 looks similar to Lumia 920, while Lumia 1320 looks similar to Lumia 925. Nokia Lumia 1520 has squared edges while Lumia 1320 has curved edges.

The dimension of Lumia 1520 makes it smaller measuring 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7mm, while the Lumia 1320 measures 164.2 x 85.9 x 9.8mm. The Lumia 1520 is lighter weighing 209g over Lumia 1320 weighing 220g.

Display:

Nokia Lumia 1520 & Nokia Lumia 1320 both sports a 6-inch ClearBlack IPS LCD Touch Screen. However, Nokia Lumia 1520 is a clean winner in this segment producing 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution at a rate of 367 pixels per inch. Nokia Lumia 1320 lags behind producing 1280 x 720 pixels resolution at 244 pixels per inch. For its safety, both Smartphones are protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 2.

Hardware configuration & OS:

Nokia Lumia 1520 is a powerful device carrying a 2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset processor supported with 2GB of RAM. While the Nokia Lumia 1320 is powered by a 1.7GHz Dual Core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chipset supported with 1GB of RAM. Both Smartphones run on latest & updated Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Operating Systems.

Camera:

Nokia Lumia 1520 steps one more place ahead in this segment. It carries an excellent 20 megapixels PureView camera on its back. It boasts superb features including optical image stabilization, Zeiss optics and a 1/2.5 inch sensor size and Dual LED flash. This smartphone also carries a 1.2 megapixels front camera for video calling.

Nokia Lumia 1320 carries a standard 5 Megapixels rear camera with single LED flash and 1/4 inch sensor size. It also boasts a poor VGA camera on its front.

Storage:

Nokia Lumia 1520 offers 32GB of internal storage capacity while Nokia Lumia 1320 only 8GB of internal storage. However, you can add an external MicroSD card of up to 64GB on both these Smartphones.

Connectivity:

For connectivity, Nokia Lumia 1520 supports 3G, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS with A-GPS, WI-Fi, WI-Fi hotspot, NFC, USB 2.0, MicroUSB and other standard options like 3.5mm audio jack.

Nokia Lumia 1320 has almost same connectivity features but it misses NFC connectivity for payments, sharing or tagging.

Features:

Nokia Lumia 1520 and Nokia Lumia 1320 promise a wide range of features on them. These Smartphones come with many pre-installed innovative Nokia Apps for camera and other needs. You can download tons of applications and games from Windows Store to enhance the performance of your device.

Nokia Lumia 1520 supports HERE Drive+ App with global navigation support while Nokia Lumia 1320 supports HERE Drive App with regional navigation support only.

Battery:

Both these Smartphones are fuelled by same 3400mAH non removable battery with wireless charging features.

Final Verdict:

No doubt, both Nokia Lumia 1520 and Nokia Lumia 1320 are power packed smartphones which redefine Windows Phone on a bigger screen. Nokia Lumia 1520 is much more ahead of Lumia 1320 in this comparison. It produces much better resolution and picture elements per inch than Lumia 1320 and many other competitors present in the marketplace.

Lumia 1520 has a powerful processor and better RAM than of Lumia 1320’s. Comparing the performance of Lumia 1520’s 20 Megapixels PureView camera with Lumia 1320’s 5 Megapixel camera would be unfair.

Nokia Lumia 1520 comes with a price tag of $749, whereas Nokia Lumia 1320 is a budget friendly smartphone coming with a price tag of $339. The difference of around $400 can be seen while comparing the specs of both the smartphones. However, Both Nokia Lumia 1520 and Nokia Lumia 1320 can be called as the best Windows Phone till date in their respective price segments. The final decision rests in the hands of the buyer and mostly on his budget.