Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Sony Xperia SP vs Huawei Ascend P6

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony Huawei
Announced February 2013 Available - April 2013 June 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White, Red Black, 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)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
132.7 x 65.5 x 6.2 mm
(5.22 x 2.58 x 0.24 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual Stand-by)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE -
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 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz, Huawei K3V2
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 320 -
RAM 512 MB N/A 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.6 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 66.67% 70.27%
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, HDR, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) 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 and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 2370 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
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