Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Lenovo K3 Note vs Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Lenovo Microsoft
Announced February 2013 March 2015 April 2015
Status Available - April 2013 Available - March 2015 Available - May 2015
Price - Rs. 9,058 ($133.21) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,100 ($119.12) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Yellow, White Orange, white, black, cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
152.6 x 76.2 x 8 mm
(6.01 x 3 x 0.31 in)
144 x 73.7 x 9.4 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.37 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA 1880 / 2010 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-T760MP2 Adreno 302
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 71.55% 64.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No dual-LED (dual tone) LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Sensor size: 1/4 inch, f/2.2 aperture
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps 480p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, TD-SCDMA, LTE, TD-LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 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-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 3000 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 750 h (3G) Up to 576 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 36 h (3G) Up to 26.2 h (2G)
Up to 14.8 h (3G)