The
introduction of Windows Phones with the intent of competing with Android phone
in the market still has a lot to overcome if it ever wants capture the mobile
market considering what Android is doing in the space, but in the platform’s
quest to spread to the masses, it has one new polarizing figure in the arena
that’s making some buzz – the Nokia Lumia .
Though,
Thought Samsung has long since moved on from the second-generation
Galaxy and technology info in general forgets about essentially any phone (even
the Lumia 520) almost without fail once they’ve been out for a
short period of time, there’s a battle going on at T-Mobile between these two
machines. Both the Nokia Lumia
521 (as it’s called when you see
it working with T-Mobile) and the Samsung Galaxy S II are currently tagged “Top Seller” on the carrier’s stock listings, this
honor only otherwise given to the HTC One and iPhone 5 at this very moment.
What makes this set of devices so special?
Display
The Samsung Galaxy S II works with a 4.3-inch display with 480 x 800
pixel resolution – that’s 218 PPI, and rather nice back when it was first
released in 2011. This display is larger physically than the panel on the Nokia
device, but because both machines have the same amount of pixels, the Lumia is
just a bit sharper. The Nokia Lumia 521 comes in with a 4-inch display with 480
x 800 pixels across it, this bringing it up to an ever-so-slightly sharper 235
PPI.
The Samsung Galaxy S II works with a Super AMOLED Plus
display while the Nokia Lumia 521 works with IPS LCD technology. You’ll have to
decide for yourself up-close and personal which you feel does a better job of
being bright while delivering high-quality color.
Before you go any further, remember to have a peek at
our original Nokia Lumia 521 review as well as theT-Mobile
Samsung Galaxy S II review from back in October of 2011
on Android Community.
Operating System
The Samsung
Galaxy S II received a software update back in April of 2012 which brought it
up to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. This is nearly the newest version of Android on
the market today, affording you a collection of abilities not available in the
original market release of the smartphone. You can learn all about Android 4.1
Jelly Bean in our original Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Review. That includes Google
Now, and increase in smoothness with Google’s boost in Project Butter, and a
new set of Widget abilities
Samsung
also continues to expand its collection of manufacturer-based wireless
connectivity options for their Galaxy line of smartphones. Unfortunately not a
whole lot of them appear on this device as the company has moved on with the
Samsung Galaxy S III then the Samsung Galaxy S 4 after that. You’ll still have
access to the basics.
Meanwhile
the Nokia Lumia 521 is a much newer device, this meaning you’ll have support
from Nokia for software updates for a whole lot longer than the
now-relatively-old Samsung Galaxy S II. You’re running Windows Phone 8, the
very newest in Microsoft-made smartphone operating systems, and will have a
collection of Nokia-specific apps inside as well. These include such titles as
Nokia Music, HERE Maps, HERE Drive, and HERE Transit.
Camera
While the Samsung Galaxy S II works with an 8 megapixel
camera with an LED flash and an F2.6 aperture, the Nokia Lumia 521 opts for a 5
megapixel camera with no flash and an F2.4 aperture. You’ll have to judge for
yourself which of the two is better at doings its job since – as we’ve
discovered and proven time and time again over the last year especially – it’s
not the megapixels that make the quality photo: they only dictate how large a
photo you can take.
While
the Nokia Lumia 521′s camera can output a photo 1280 x 720 pixels in size and
the Samsung Galaxy S II can deliver photos at 1920 x 1080, the end quality of
the photos you take depends on a whole lot more. Have a peek at examples from
both devices here:
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