Phone Comparison - HTC One X vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Lumia 1020

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Nokia Nokia
Announced February 2012 February 2013 July 2013
Status Available from April 2012 Available - April 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Black Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134.4 x 69.9 x 9.3 mm
(5.29 x 2.75 x 0.37 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz, Nvidia Tegra 3 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
GPU ULP GeForce Adreno 305 Adreno 225
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 8 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.02% 59.47% 61.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels)
Flash LED flash No Xenon Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Carl Zeiss optics, Auto Focus, 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Optical Zoom, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG - - Supported

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover
Capacity 1800 mAh 1430 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 384 h
Talk Time - Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)