Both the Nokia Lumia 520 and the HTC 8S are selling like hotcakes in Australia, according to market analysts. For readers who are considering the devices, here is a specs and price comparison in Australia.

Display and Design

The Lumia 520 comes with a 4.0 inch IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 480 x 800 pixels resolution. The HTC 8S comes with a 4.0 inch S-LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 480 x 800 pixels resolution.

The Lumia 520 comes with 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm dimensions and weighs 124 grams. The HTC 8S comes with 120.5 x 63 x 10.3 mm dimensions and is slightly lighter, weighing 113 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Lumia 520 is equipped with a 1 GHz dual core processor and Qualcomm MSM8227 chipset. It comes with 8 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The HTC 8S is equipped with a 1 GHz dual core Krait processor and Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chipset. It comes with 4 GB of internal memory, which can be upgraded by up to 32 GB using a Micro SD card.

The Lumia 520 runs on Microsoft Windows Phone 8 operating system, which can be upgraded to WP8 Amber. It has 512 MB of RAM. The HTC 8S also runs on the Microsoft Windows Phone 8 operating system, which can be upgraded to WP8 Amber. It also has 512 MB of RAM.

Camera

Both the devices come with a 5 MP camera with features like auto focus and geo-tagging. The camera allows users to take both pictures and video. Neither of the devices have a secondary camera.

Battery

The Lumia 520 comes with Li-Ion 1430 mAh battery, which allows users a talk time of about 9 hours and 40 minutes on 3G or music play of about 61 hours. The HTC 8S comes with a non-removable Li-Po 1700 mAh battery.

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Price in Australia

The Nokia Lumia 520 is priced at around AU $169.95 and the HTC 8S is priced at around AU $229.95 in Australia.