Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Huawei Ascend Y530 vs Acer Liquid Z4

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Huawei Acer
Announced February 2013 January 2014 February 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - February 2014 Coming Soon - April 2014
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black with Grey, Black with Red, Black with Yellow, White with G 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)
132.5 x 67 x 9.3 mm
(5.22 x 2.64 x 0.37 in)
9.7 mm thickness
(0.38 in thickness)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210 Dual-core 1.3 GHz
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 302 -
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB ROM 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB TBD

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors -
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 62.68% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Image Stabilization, Panorama, Red-eye reduction, Touch capture -
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS -
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB TBD

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 -
Capacity 1430 mAh 1750 mAh -
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
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