For readers who are considering buying the Nokia Lumia 930 or the Lumia 1520, 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 930 comes with a 5-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, rendering 1,080 x 1,920 pixel resolution. The Lumia 1520 comes with 6-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, also rendering 1,080 x 1,920 pixel resolution.

The Lumia 930 is the clear winner in this category with 441 ppi pixel display density compared to the 367 ppi pixel display density on the Lumia 1520.

The Nokia Lumia 930 comes with 137 x 71 x 9.8 mm dimensions and weighs 167 g. The Lumia 1520 comes with 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm dimensions and weighs 209 g.

Hardware and Operating System

The Nokia Lumia 930 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 and no microSD slot for additional memory.

The Lumia 1520 is equipped with a 2.2-GHz quad-core Krait 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 microSD card.

The Nokia Lumia 930 runs on the Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 operating system and the Lumia 1520 runs on the Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Black. Both the devices have 2 GB of RAM. In terms of computing power, both devices are about the same.

Camera

The Nokia Lumia 930 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. The Lumia 1520 also 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.

Battery

The Nokia Lumia 930 comes with a Li-Ion 2,420 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 15 hours and 30 minutes on 3G or music play of about 75 hours. The 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 or music play of about 124 hours.

Price in Australia

The Nokia Lumia 930 4G LTE is priced at around AU $669.95. The Lumia 5120 4G LTE is priced at around AU $509.95 in Australia.

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