Nokia Lumia 1020 vs iPhone 5 – Top Specs and Price Comparison

Here is a comparison between Nokia’s Lumia 1020 and Apple’s iPhone 5. Both are great smartphones which would serve as nice options if you are looking to buy a new handset. Keep reading to find out the differences between the two devices and figure out for yourself if they’re what you are searching for.

Display and Design

The display seen on the Nokia Lumia 1020 is an AMOLED model measuring 4.5 inches that can render a resolution of 768 x 1280 pixels. This device weighs 158 g and it comes with the following dimensions: 130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm.

The iPhone 5 is tooled with a smaller 4 inches IPS LCD display that is LED-backlit and that can render a lesser resolution of 640 x 1136 pixels. This device is as well lighter (weight: 112 g) and smaller (dimensions: 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm) than the Lumia 1020.

Hardware and Operating System

The processor that powers the Nokia Lumia 1020 is a Krait: dual core working at 1.5 GHz which is paired up with a Snapdragon MSM8960 chipset from Qualcomm. The device supports 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage capacity (there is no microSD card slot, hence the memory is not expandable). The operating system of the Lumia 1020 is Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 OS (upgradable to WP8 Amber).

The processor that powers the iPhone 5 is a Swift Arm v7: a dual core working at 1.3 GHz. The chipset included in the package is the Apple A7 model. This device comes with only 1GB of RAM but with multiple options of internal memory: 16GB, 32GB and 64GB (the handset does not include a microSD card slot – the memory is not expandable). The iPhone 5 runs on iOS 6 which is upgradable to iOS 7.

Camera

There is no doubt that Nokia invested in the Lumia 1020’s camera specs, since it comes with a breath-taking 41MP rear-facing camera that has features like auto focus, manual focus, optical image stabilization and LED flash. The front-facing camera on this handset has 1.2MP.

While the iPhone 5 odes have a secondary camera of 1.2MP as well, there is no way the primary camera is competition for the one seen on the Lumia 1020. The main camera has 8MP with features like LED flash and autofocus.

Battery

Apple hasn’t been known for its very long lasting batteries on handsets, so you can imagine that the Nokia Lumia 1020 comes with a more powerful battery unit. The Li-Ion battery on the Nokia has a capacity of 2000 mAh which is estimated to last 13 hours and 20 minutes of talking time (3G).

The Li-Po 1440 mAh battery unit seen on the Apple smartphone is estimated to last only 8 hours of talking time (3G).

Price

Nokia Lumia 1020: $418.90

iPhone 5 (32 GB): $508.88

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