Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Samsung Galaxy Star Duos S5282 vs Nokia Asha 501 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung Nokia
Announced February 2013 April 2013 May 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - May 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White, Blue Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
105 x 58 x 11.9 mm
(4.13 x 2.28 x 0.47 in)
99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 100.5 g (3.53.0.18 oz) 91 g (3.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
N/A N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Nokia Asha software platform 1.0
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 1 GHz, Spreadtrum SP8810 -
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-300 -
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 64 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB 128 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 65K colors 256K colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.0 inches 3.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 45.99% 48.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Fixed Focus, Smile Shot, Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes,QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 Yes, v3.0 with EDR
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
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No No
Browser HTML5 HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 4000 Contacts
Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 128 MB, 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U)
Capacity 1430 mAh 1200 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 320 h Up to 624 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 14 h Up to 17 h