Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Asha 502 Dual SIM vs Sony Xperia E3 Dual

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Sony
Announced February 2013 October 2013 September 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - December 2013 Available - September 2014
Price - - Rs. 9,614 ($141.38) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Black, White, Yellow, Copper
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
99.6 x 59.5 x 11.1 mm
(3.92 x 2.34 x 0.44 in)
137.1 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.4 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 100 g (3.53 oz) 143.8 g (5.04.0.28 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
No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
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 Nokia Asha software platform 1.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226-2 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 305 - Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 64 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage N/A 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Shatter Proof Glass
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 47.27% 58.49%
Multi-Touch yes up yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Fixed Focus, Auto and Manual White Balance, Full Screen Viewfinder, Capture Modes, Scene Modes, Color Tone Modes, Image Editor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, QVGA@15fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with EDR v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 64 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB
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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-5A) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 1010 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 576 h Up to 508 h (2G)
Up to 505 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 13 h 42 min Up to 12 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 41 min (3G)