Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs BlackBerry 9720

Nokia Lumia 520
nokia lumia 520
BlackBerry 9720
blackberry 9720
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia BlackBerry
Announced February 2013 August 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 BlackBerry OS 7.1
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar] 806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] -
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 512 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 32.35%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 432 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 7 h