Nokia Lumia 1520 Vs iPhone 5S: Design, Hardware, Operating Systems, And Prices Showdown! Which Smartphone Is Better?

Which smartphone is the ideal purchase for consumers? We pit the Nokia Lumia 1520 against Apple's iPhone 5S to see which is better.

In terms of design and display, the Nokia Lumia 1520 is equipped with an IPS LCD display that measures 6.0 inches and can render a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. It weighs 209 grams and it presents itself with the following dimensions: 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm.

Apple's iPhone 5S has an IPS LCD display that is LED-backlit which measures 4 inches and renders a lesser resolution of 640 x 1136 pixels. It is lighter (112 g), and smaller (dimensions: 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm) than its competitor.

For the hardware and OS, the Nokia Lumia 1520 is powered by a Krait 400 processor: a quad core working at 2.2 GHz. The chipset included in the package is the Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 from Qualcomm. It supports a 2GB of RAM with 32GB of internal storage space (by using a microSD card, you can expand this memory by 64GB) and runs on the Windows Phone 8 Black from Microsoft.

The iPhone 5S is equipped with a Cyclone processor: a dual core working at 1.3 GHz that comes along with the Apple A7 model. The smartphone has a 1GB of RAM with multiple options for internal memory: 16GB, 32GB and 64GB (this memory is not expandable via microSD card) and run on the iOS 7.

For the battery usage and camera specs, the Nokia Lumia 1520 has a 3400 mAh Li-Ion battery unit which can last around 25 hours of talking time on 3G (or 124 hours of music play), while the iPhone 5S has a 1560 mAh Li-Po battery unit that is estimated to last around 10 hours of talking time on 3G (or 40 hours of music play).

The Nokia Lumia 1520 has a 20MP rear-facing camera with features like Carl Zeiss optics, dual LED flash, optical image stabilization and autofocus. As for the front-facing camera, the smartphone has a 1.2MP one.

Meanwhile, the iPhone 5S shows off an 8MP rear camera with features like dual LED flash, autofocus, and a 1.2MP front camera.

The Nokia Lumia 1520 cost around $459.99, while Apple's iPhone 5S (16 GB) is at $615.00.

Which of these smartphones is the ideal purchase for consumers?