Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Acer Liquid E2 vs Lava Iris 402

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Acer Lava
Announced February 2013 April 2013 July 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - May 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White Crystal White, Grey and Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
131 x 68 x 9.9 mm
(5.16 x 2.68 x 0.39 in)
125.5 x 64.5 x 11.4 mm
(4.94 x 2.54 x 0.45 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2(Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6589 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT6572
GPU Adreno 305 PowerVR SGX 544MP Mali-400MP
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 256 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB)
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 62.55% 56.37%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 3.0 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No LED flash Yes
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Fixed Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB), 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 2000 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 450 h Up to 200 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 9 h Up to 4 h (2G)
Up to 2 h 30 min (3G)