Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs LG L90 vs HTC Desire 516

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia LG HTC
Announced February 2013 February 2014 June 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - Q1 2014 Available - June 2014
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black White, Black 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)
131.6 x 66 x 9.7 mm
(5.18 x 2.6 x 0.38 in)
140 x 72 x 9.7 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.38 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) - 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 305 - Adreno 302
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB 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 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 70.32% 68.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio - -
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, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 480p [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 HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
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, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB 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 not 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-Po Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 2540 mAh 1950 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
- Up to 220 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
- Up to 9 h (3G)