For readers who are considering buying the Nokia Lumia 1520 or the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices 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 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 comes with a 5.7 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, rendering 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution.

The Nokia Lumia 1520 comes with 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm dimensions and weighs 209 grams. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 comes with 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm dimensions and is comparatively lighter, weighing 168 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Nokia Lumia 1520 is equipped with a 2.2 GHz quad core krait 400 processor 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 micro SD card.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9002 variant is equipped with a 2.3 GHz quad core krait 400 processor and Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The Nokia Lumia 1520 runs on Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Black operating system and has 2 GB of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 runs on the Android Jelly Bean 4.3 operating system and has 3 GB of RAM.

Camera

The Nokia Lumia 1520 sports a 20 MP primary camera with Carl Zeiss optics, optical image stabilization, autofocus and dual LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 1.2 MP. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 sports a 13 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2 MP.

Battery

The Nokia Lumia 1520 comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 3400 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 25 hours on 3G. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 comes with a Li-Ion 3200 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 21 hours on 3G.

Price in Australia

The Nokia Lumia 1520 4G LTE variant is priced at around AU $959.95. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 16GB variant is priced at around AU $949.95 and the 32GB variant is priced at around AU $979.95 in Australia.

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