The Windows Smartphone segment has witnessed various new launches in the last couple of months. Not every Smartphone manufacturer is included in this genre of smartphones to produce. All hot and happening launches came from the Finnish brand Nokia, which is now sold to Microsoft.
Google’s Android Operating System has emerged as the most successful platform for running Smartphones. Following which, the Windows Phone OS is not in huge demand and the renowned brands are not focusing to launch their Windows Smartphones. But, with the latest features and new possibilities on the Windows Phone 8.1 OS, many brands are now coming forward and planning to launch their new smartphones running the latest version of Windows Phone OS.
One of the India’s major smartphone brand Micromax has launched two new smartphones running the latest Windows Phone 8.1 Operating System. The new smartphones i.e., Micromax Canvas Win W092 and Micromax Canvas Win W121 boasts great hardware specifications and features at attractive price tags.
Price of Micromax Canvas Win W092 in India
The Micromax Canvas Win W121 has been priced at only Rs. 6, 500. This makes it the toughest competitor to the Nokia Lumia 520, which is the best selling Lumia Smartphone till date.
Price of Nokia Lumia 520 in India
The Nokia Lumia 520 is available for around Rs. 7, 500 in the market, which makes it costlier than the Micromax Canvas Win W092.
If you are planning to buy an affordable Windows Smartphone and if you are confused amongst these two smartphones, here we bring you a one-on-one comparison review of Micromax Canvas Win W092 and Nokia Lumia 520.
Micromax Canvas Win W092 vs. Nokia Lumia 520
Display
Micromax Canvas Win W092 is a Dual SIM Smartphone, which flaunts a 4-inch IPS LCD Capacitive Multi-touch screen, producing 16M Colours with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels at 233ppi.
The Nokia Lumia 520 is a Single SIM Smartphone. It comes with a 4-inch IPS LCD Capacitive Multi-touch screen, which produces the same resolution at a similar pixel density rate as of the Canvas Win W092.
Processor & RAM
Micromax Canvas Win W092 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Quad Core Processor, clocked at 1.2GHz and is supported with 1GB of RAM. While, the Nokia Lumia 520 is powered by a Qualcomm MSM8227 Dual Core Processor clocked at 1GHz and supported with 512MB of RAM.
Operating system
Micromax Canvas Win W092 runs on the latest Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 OS out of the box. Whereas, Nokia Lumia 520 runs on the Windows Phone 8 OS, which is upgradable to WP8 black version.
But, the Nokia Lumia 520 is added with HERE Drive+, HERE Maps and many other exclusive Nokia Apps, which is not available on the Micromax Canvas Win W092.
Camera
The Micromax Canvas Win W092 houses a 5 Megapixels (2592 x 1944 pixels) Rear Camera, which features LED flash, Geo-tagging, Panorama feature and more. It also has a VGA front facing secondary camera for your video calls and selfies.
Nokia Lumia 520 houses a 5 Megapixels (2592 x 1936) Rear Camera, which also boasts similar features. But it misses an LED flash and front facing secondary camera.
Memory
Both Micromax Canvas Win W092 and Nokia Lumia 520 offer 8GB of internal memory. You can add an external MicroSD Card of up to 32GB on Canvas Win W092 and up to 64GB on the Nokia Lumia 520.
Connectivity
The connectivity options on both Micromax Canvas Win W092 and Nokia Lumia 520 are almost similar. The list includes 3G, GPRS with EDGE, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Hotspot, GPS with A-GPS, MicroUSB 2.0 and 3.5mm Audio Jack.
Battery
Micromax Canvas Win W092 is fuelled by Li-ion 1500mAH battery. While, the Nokia Lumia 520 is fuelled by a Li-ion 1430mAH battery, which claims up to 360 hours of stand-by time.
Final Verdict
It is well known that the Nokia Lumia 520 has earned huge popularity and success through its powerful technical specs and great features at an affordable price tag. The support of HERE Navigation Apps and other exclusive Nokia Apps like Nokia MixRadio makes the Nokia Lumia 520 a worth buy value for money deal.
But, the launch of Micromax Canvas Win W092 can bring a tough time for the Nokia Lumia 520. This Smartphone boasts a better Processor & RAM, an LED flash, a secondary camera and runs on the latest Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 OS. Also, it is available at a comparatively lower price tag than the Nokia Lumia 520.
