Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs LG Optimus L3 II E430 vs Motorola Moto G

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia LG Motorola
Announced February 2013 February 2013 November 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Indigo Black, Titanium silver, 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)
102.6 x 61.1 x 11.9 mm
(4.04 x 2.41 x 0.47 in)
129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
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, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 200 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB (1.6 GB user available) 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display
Colors 16M colors IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.2 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (125 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 50.58% -
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 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No No LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS 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 Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB (1.6 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 1540 mAh 2070 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)
- Up to 24 h