Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Xolo A500S vs Nokia Asha 503 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Xolo Nokia
Announced February 2013 August 2013 October 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - August 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2013
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black Yellow, black, green, red, blue, white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
125 x 63.2 x 8.98 mm
(4.92 x 2.49 x 0.35 in)
102.6 x 60.6 x 12.7 mm
(4.04 x 2.39 x 0.5 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) - 111.4 g (3.92.0.14 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
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, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Nokia Asha software platform 1.2
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT6572W -
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-400MP -
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 64 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB N/A
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 16M colors 256K colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 3.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 57.76% 45.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection -
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [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 HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
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/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML5 HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 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 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 1400 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 492 h (2G)
Up to 470 h (3G)
Up to 480 h (2G)
Up to 480 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)