Phone Comparison - LG Nexus 4 E960 vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs HTC One Mini

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Nokia HTC
Announced October 2012 February 2013 July 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - April 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors Black Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
132 x 63.2 x 9.3 mm
(5.2 x 2.49 x 0.37 in)
Weight 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia version
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T version
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA version
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - Asia version
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T version
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 320, 400 MHz Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 2 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 8 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super LCD2 Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.18% 59.47% 60.93%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 4 MP, 2688 x 1520 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging 1/3'' sensor size, 2µm pixel size, geo-tagging, face and smile detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB No

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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Non-removable, Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 1430 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 390 hours (3G) Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 500 h (2G)
Up to 692 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 hours (3G) Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 20 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)