Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Apple iPhone 5S vs Xiaomi Mi 5

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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Apple Xiaomi
Announced February 2013 September 2013 February 2016
Status Available - April 2013 Available - September 2013 Available - March 2016
Price - - Rs. 22,999 ($338.22) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black/Slate, White/Silver Black, White, Gold, Rose colors
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)
144.55 x 69.2 x 7.25 mm
(5.69 x 2.72 x 0.29 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 129 g (4.55 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
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - 3D Curved Glass Body

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 iOS 7.0.1 Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone, Apple A7 with M7 Motion Coprocessor Dual-core 1.8 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo - 32 GB
Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo - 64 GB, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
GPU Adreno 305 PowerVR G6430 Adreno 530
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Curved Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 5.15 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 60.84% 73.01%
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 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash No dual-LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
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 Phase Detection Autofocus, Sony IMX298 Sensor, 4-axis OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120 fps, video stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 4 MP, 1080p, 2µm pixel [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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, 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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port Type-C 1.0 Reversible Connector, Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint 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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 1440 mAh 3000 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 -