Nokia Lumia 2520 specs comparison vs Apple iPad vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1

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Nokia Lumia 2520 specs comparison vs Apple iPad vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
Nokia has revealed its first tablet, the 10-inch Lumia 2520, and it is the colorful pillow-shaped device that you’d expect from Nokia. It runs on Windows 8.1 RT and comes at a price of $500. The latter puts it in direct battle against the best of the largest tablets: the Apple iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. Does it have the hardware guts to beat that competition?

Good news is that the Lumia 2520 has both the vibrant screen and powerful chip to at least be on par with the competition. It features the brightest ever display on a tablet, a 10.1” 1080 x 1920 pixel screen with very low reflectance and a whopping 650 nits of brightness. In simpler terms, it’s a great display for use in all conditions, but it stands out particularly under the sun where you can actually read text on your tablet.

Under the hood, the Lumia 2520 comes with the latest Snapdragon 800 quad-core system chip with Adreno 330 graphics and 2GB of RAM, a very powerful combo. And on its back, the tablet features an ambitious 6.7-megapixel camera with a Zeiss lens and wide f/1.9 aperture.

Add to this blazing fast cellular data speeds with 4G LTE connectivity on board, and support for expandable memory, and you arrive at an interesting combination running the latest Windows 8.1 RT. Take a look at how it fares against its direct rivals below.

Nokia Lumia 2520 Apple iPad 4 Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition)

Design

Dimensions
10.51 x 6.61 x 0.35 inches
267 x 168 x 8.9 mm
9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches
241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm
9.57 x 6.75 x 0.31 inches
243.1 x 171.4 x 7.9 mm
Weight
21.69 oz / 615.0 g 23.35 oz / 662.0 g 19.29 oz / 547.0 g
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Other
Colors
Black, Blue, Red, White Black, White Black, White
Phone functionality
Yes
Tablet dock
Dock Features: Keyboard
Dock Features
Keyboard

Display

Size
10.1-inch, 62.74% screen-to-body 9.7-inch, 65.03% screen-to-body 10.1-inch, 70.97% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 665 nits IPS LCD Super Clear LCD
Resolution
1080x1920px, 218 PPI 1536x2048px, 264 PPI 1600x2560px, 299 PPI
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Features
Polarizing filter Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 Apple A6X Snapdragon 800 MSM8974
Processor
Quad-core
Krait 400
Dual-core
1400 MHz
Quad-core
2300 MHz
Krait 400
GPU
Adreno 330 PowerVR SGX554 Adreno 330
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 1GB/128GB
1GB/16GB
1GB/32GB
1GB/64GB
1GB/128GB
3GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
3GB/32GB
3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDHC up to 32 GB microSDXC up to 64 GB
OS
Windows (RT 8.1) iOS (10.x, 9.x, 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6.x) Android (4.4.2, 4.3)

Battery

Type
8000 mAh Li - Polymer 8220 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera Single camera
Main camera
6.7 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
5 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.4
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Flash
LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling
1080p (30 fps)
EIS
1080p
Front
2 MP
Video capture: 720p (30 fps)
1.2 MP
Video capture: 720p
2 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0 4.0 4.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,dual-band,ac
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 3.0 Lightning microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor
HDMI
Yes
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass A-GPS, Glonass, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop Computer sync, OTA sync, ANT+, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Loudspeaker Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Headphone Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Digital Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
TV-out DLNA,MHL

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
3, 7, 20 4, 17 18, 5, 8, 3, 1, 7
3G Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 8 5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE Cat 3 (100/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Micro SIM Micro SIM Micro SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Silent mode, Speakerphone Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

Measured SAR
Body: 1.77 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 22, 2013 Oct 23, 2012 Sep 04, 2013
Prices (MSRP)
$499 $799


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