Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Sony Xperia M vs HTC One Mini

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony HTC
Announced February 2013 June 2013 July 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - August 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White, Purple, Yellow Black, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
132 x 63.2 x 9.3 mm
(5.2 x 2.49 x 0.37 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Both Versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1905
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C1904
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia version
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T version
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA version
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - Asia version
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T version
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227 Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Super LCD2 Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 57.31% 60.93%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 4 MP, 2688 x 1520 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama 1/3'' sensor size, 2µm pixel size, geo-tagging, face and smile detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, DLNA
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 support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable, Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 1700 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 500 h (2G)
Up to 692 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 20 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)