Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Lava Iris 356 vs Spice Stellar Glamour Mi-436

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Lava Spice
Announced February 2013 July 2013 August 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Crystal White, Black and Grey Blue, Red/black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
116.9 x 62.5 x 12.6mm
(4.6 x 2.46 x 0.5in)
125 x 65.8 x 11.5 mm
(4.92 x 2.59 x 0.45 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 100 g (3.53 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 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 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 305 - -
RAM 512 MB 256 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB) 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 49.82% 55.48%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No Yes No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Fixed Focus, Face Detection -
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes Yes, microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB), 256 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 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 1500 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 200 h Up to 170 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 4 h 30 min