Screen size
d520—
V690—
Quick verdict
V690 leads the measured specs 3-1.
Measured wins
d520
1
spec wins
Ties
3
equal specs
V690
3
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
d520
GSM
V690
GSM
2G bands
d520
GSM 900
V690
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS
d520
No
V690
Yes
EDGE
d520
No
V690
No
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Announced
d520
1998
V690
2003, Q3
Status
d520
Discontinued
V690
Discontinued
Dimensions
d520
140 x 50 x 27 mm (5.51 x 1.97 x 1.06 in)
V690
90 x 47 x 23 mm, 80 cc (3.54 x 1.85 x 0.91 in)
Weight
d520
170 g (6.00 oz)
V690
93 g (3.28 oz)
SIM
d520
Mini-SIM
V690
Mini-SIM
Type
d520
Monochrome graphic
V690
TFT, 65K colors
Size
d520
V690
Resolution
d520
2 x 12 chars
V690
128 x 160 pixels, 9 lines
Other
d520
Fixed icons
V690
Second external display mono LCD (96 x 16 pixels) Downloadable logos
Card slot
d520
No
V690
No
Phonebook
d520
SIM only
V690
Call records
d520
V690
Other
d520
No
V690
-
Loudspeaker
d520
No
V690
No
Alert types
d520
Monophonic ringtones
V690
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones
3.5mm jack
d520
No
V690
No
WLAN
d520
No
V690
No
Bluetooth
d520
No
V690
No
Positioning
d520
No
V690
No
Radio
d520
No
V690
No
USB
d520
V690
Sensors
d520
V690
Messaging
d520
SMS
V690
SMS, EMS, MMS
Browser
d520
V690
WAP 2.0/xHTML
Clock
d520
No
V690
-
Alarm
d520
No
V690
-
Games
d520
No
V690
Yes + Java downloadable
Java
d520
No
V690
Yes
Other
d520
-
V690
Predictive text input Organizer Nokia Smart Messaging
Type
d520
Removable NiMH 650 mAh battery
V690
Removable Li-Ion battery
Stand-by
d520
60 h
V690
Up to 150 h
Talk time
d520
180 min
V690
Up to 2 h 30 min
Colors
d520
3
V690
Gold, Orange
Single
d520
-
V690
VGA
Features
d520
-
V690
LED flash
Video
d520
-
V690
No
Other
d520
-
V690
No