Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 505 vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Lumia 530

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced December 2012 February 2013 July 2014
Status Available - January 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - August 2014
Colors Black, White, Red, Pink Yellow, red, cyan, white/black White, Orange, Gray, Green, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.1 x 61.2 x 11.3 mm
(4.65 x 2.41 x 0.44 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 131 g (4.62 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 / 1900 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 Microsoft Windows Phone 7.8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor 800 MHz Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU - Adreno 305 Adreno 302
RAM 256 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 56K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.98% 59.47% 59.08%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio FM Radio FM Radio
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 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging 1/4'' sensor size
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps 480p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB 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 HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 256 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-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-5J)
Capacity 1300 mAh (BP-3L) 1430 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 15 min (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)