Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Microsoft
Announced February 2013 July 2013 November 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - November 2014
Price - - Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White, Yellow Orange, green, white, black, gray, blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
140.2 x 72.4 x 8.8 mm
(5.52 x 2.85 x 0.35 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 -
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 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 225 Adreno 302
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 32 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 61.80% 68.08%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels) 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels
Flash No Xenon Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Carl Zeiss optics, Auto Focus, 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Optical Zoom, Panorama Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 480p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 128 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover Li-Ion Battery (BL-L4A)
Capacity 1430 mAh 2000 mAh 1905 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 384 h Up to 336 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)