Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Lenovo A859 vs Acer Liquid Z4

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Lenovo Acer
Announced February 2013 January 2014 February 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - January 2014 Coming Soon - April 2014
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black White 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)
142 x 72.4 x 9.14 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.36 in)
9.7 mm thickness
(0.38 in thickness)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 163.3 g (5.75.0.11 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
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, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Dual-core 1.3 GHz
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-400MP2 -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage) 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB TBD

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors -
Size 4.0 inches 5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 66.91% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio FM Radio with Recording -
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, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR -
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes 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, v3.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support -
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB TBD
USB OTG - Supported -

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-Po Battery -
Capacity 1430 mAh 2250 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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