Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Apple iPhone 5S vs Motorola Moto E

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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Apple Motorola
Announced February 2013 September 2013 May 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - September 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black/Slate, White/Silver Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
124.8 x 64.8 x 12.3 mm
(4.91 x 2.55 x 0.48 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 142 g (5.01 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 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 8 iOS 7.0.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone, Apple A7 with M7 Motion Coprocessor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 305 PowerVR G6430 Adreno 302
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 60.84% 63.10%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No dual-LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1.5 µm pixel size, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120 fps, video stabilization Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
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, Lightning Port 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 HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 1440 mAh 1980 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 250 h -
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 10 h -