Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Lumia 925 vs Lenovo S850

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Lenovo
Announced February 2013 May 2013 February 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - June 2013 Coming Soon - June 2014
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
129 x 70.6 x 8.5 mm
(5.08 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
141 x 71 x 8.2 mm
(5.55 x 2.8 x 0.32 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-892, RM-893
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-910
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - RM-892
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 - RM-893
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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 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 225 Mali-400MP2
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 16/32 GB storage 16 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
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) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 63.18% 68.71%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8.7 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash No Dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Optical image stabilization, Still image editor, Face recognition Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP wide Angle, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, Wide Angle [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 Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, 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, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No No
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 (BL-4YW) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 440 h (3G) Up to 336 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 18 h 18 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 48 min (3G)
Up to 13 h