For readers who are considering buying the Nokia Lumia 1520 or the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, here is a specs and price comparison in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Nokia Lumia 1520 comes with a 6-inch IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 1,080 x 1,920 pixel resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 comes with a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, rendering 720 x 1,280 pixel resolution.

The Nokia Lumia 1520 comes with 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm dimension and weighs 209 g. The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 comes with 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm dimensions and weighs 183 g.

Hardware and Operating System

The Nokia Lumia 1520 is equipped with a 2.2-GHz quad-core Krait 400 processors and Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 chipset. It comes with 32 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a microSD card.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2, on the other hand, is equipped with a 1.6-GHz quad-core Cortex A9 processor and Exynos 4412 Quad chipset. It comes in 16, 32 and 64 GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a microSD card.

The Nokia Lumia 1520 runs on the Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Black operating system, whereas the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 runs on the Android Jelly Bean operating system.

Camera

The Nokia Lumia 1520 sports a 20-MP primary camera with Carl Zeiss optics, optical image stabilisation, autofocus and dual-LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 1.2 MP. Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 sports an 8-MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 1.9 MP.

Battery

The Nokia Lumia 1520 comes with a non-removable Li-ion 3,400 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 25 hours on 3G. The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 comes with a Li-ion 3,100 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 16 hours on 3G.

Price in Australia

The Nokia Lumia 1520 4G LTE variant is priced at around AU $619.95. The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $479.95 in Australia.

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