Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Lumia 530

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nokia Nokia
Announced June 2010 February 2013 July 2014
Status Available - June 2010 Available - April 2013 Available - August 2014
Colors Black, White Yellow, red, cyan, white/black White, Orange, Gray, Green, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Adreno 305 Adreno 302
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 59.47% 59.08%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM Radio FM Radio
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging 1/4'' sensor size
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-5J)
Capacity 1420 mAh 1430 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)