Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia X vs Nokia Asha 502: A short comparison

Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia X vs Nokia Asha 502: A short comparison

Nokia seems to be in a hurry to launch as many handsets in the market as possible. This is the reason that the Finnish tech giant has launched handsets in all shapes, sizes, with different specifications, features, different price tags and now an Android handset too.

The company seems to be following Samsung mantra that every smartphone lover should be able to pick one handset from its stable of whatever combination he or she is looking for.

So the smartphone maker has launched handsets ranging from 6-inch display to less than 4-inc display size and from Rs 6900 price tag to the upwards of Rs 40000.

And there is no denying the fact that Nokia lovers who had even lost interest in it a couple of years ago are lapping up to get hold one of the large inventory that the company is offering. They are excited and willing to test its handsets.

But unlike Samsung the company gives a lot better option to its fans as its mid-range and low-end handsets are better than the Korean tech giant's and they are cheaper and better value for money, for highly price-conscious Indian smartphone users.

There are many very affordable handsets for smartphone fans and the list includes Asha 502, Nokia X and Lumia 520.

Asha 503
This is a superb handset and very intelligently priced. Asha 503 sports a 3 inch LCD display screen that displays its content in 320 x 240 pixels of resolution. The screen of this phone also has layer of Gorilla Glass 2 making it sturdy to use in any conditions. The phone flaunts a 5 megapixel with additional features such as 3x camera digital zoom and LED flash. Nokia Asha 503 also helps the user in staying online all the time as it can be easily connected to Wi-Fi and WAPI. Apart from this, the phone has connectivity features such as Bluetooth v3.0 along with A2DP, 3G and microUSB v2.0 port. Nokia S40 is the OS on which this cell phone works, this system is known for its reliability. A strong battery life has been a trademark of Nokia phones and this phone carries on with the same tradition, it has a 1200 mAh that give a StandBy Time of 35 days, TalkTime of 12 hours for 2G connection. At Rs 6900 it is priced at the bottom.

nokia lumia 520

Nokia Lumia 520
Nokia lumia 520 is a great handset. When it comes to display, despite its low price, Lumia 520 doesn't disappoint its owners. The Lumia 520 has a 4in, scratch proof IPS display with a resolution of 800×480 megapixels. The resolution provides a pixel density of 233ppi, which is slightly less than the competitor Lumia 620′s 3.8in screen but more than most budget smartphones at this price point. Even as the screen does a decent job at displaying the attractive Windows Phone interface, the colours at times appear washed out. The Nokia Lumia 520 comes with 5-megapixel camera at the rear which can record video at up to 720p. As far as operating system is concerned it runs on Windows 8. Its specifications are very impressive for a handset of this price. As far as its processor is concerned Lumia 520 is powered by a 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor and Adreno 305 GPU. It comes with 512MB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, which is expandable by another 64GB via a microSD card. The company is also offering 7GB of cloud storage via SkyDrive for this smartphone. It comes with a 1430mAh battery, which is slightly larger than the 1300mAh battery on the Lumia 620. The fully charged battery easily lasted a complete day with regular usage. It has connectivity options including GPRS, EDGE, Speed, WLAN, Bluetooth and 3G. It is truly a great handset and a great value for money. If you want to go for it, don't think twice. Go, get it.

Nokia X phone
The Nokia X phone is still making waves in the market. Its price has just been dropped. Nokia X runs on the new Nokia X Software platform which has been based on Google's Android OS. Nokia X is a dual SIM handset. Dual SIM comes with a sharper and brighter display screen. It has a 10.16cms Capacitive two-point touch screen that gives you a display resolution of 800×480 pixels and makes your pictures brighter and sharper as it has a pixel density of 233ppi. This seems pretty decent. When it comes to processor, the handset seems adequately powerful for its price and other specs. It is powered by 1GHz dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor and 512MB RAM. This Smartphone has a 3MP main camera that comes with 4x digital zoom, and has a resolution of 2048×1536 pixels. It has various connectivity features like Wi-Fi, WAPI, USB and Bluetooth. This phone runs on 1500mAh battery that gives you a standby time of up to 28 days and talk time of up to 13.3 hours. Store all you want in the 4GB internal memory. You can expand the memory up to 32GB via micro-SD card. So this seems to be an exciting handset.