For readers who are considering buying the Nokia Lumia 520 or the Lumia 720, 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 520 comes with a 4 inch IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 480 x 800 pixels resolution. The Lumia 720 comes with a 4.3 inch IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 480 x 800 pixels resolution.

The Nokia Lumia 520 comes with 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm dimensions and weighs 124 grams. The Lumia 720 comes with 127.9 x 67.5 x 9 mm dimensions and weighs 128 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Nokia 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 Lumia 720 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.

Both the devices run on the Microsoft Windows Phone 8 operating system, which can be upgraded to the WP8 Black. Both the devices have 512 MB of RAM.

Camera

The Nokia Lumia 520 sports a 5 MP primary camera with autofocus and does not have a secondary camera. The Lumia 720 sports a 6.1 MP primary camera with Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 1.3 MP.

Battery

The Nokia Lumia 520 comes with a Li-Ion 1430 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 9 hours and 40 minutes on 3G or music play of about 61 hours. The Lumia 720 comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 13 hours and 20 minutes on 3G or music play of about 79 hours.

Price in Australia

The Nokia Lumia 520 is priced at around AU $189.95 and the Lumia 720 is priced at around AU $279.95 in Australia.

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