Phone Comparison - Micromax A116 Canvas HD vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Sony Xperia L

general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax Nokia Sony
Announced January 2013 February 2013 March 2013
Status Available - February 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, White Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 74 x 10.7 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.42 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
Weight 156 g (5.5 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 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 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MediaTek MT6589 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM N/A 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage, 1 GB 8 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.55% 59.47% 60.81%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 1 GB 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1430 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 174 h Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)