Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562 vs Sony Xperia U vs Nokia Lumia 520

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Nokia
Announced July 2012 February 2012 February 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Available - May 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors White Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, ye Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 121.5 x 63.1 x 10.5 mm
(4.78 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
112 x 54 x 12 mm
(4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25iHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, STE U8500 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4
GPU Adreno 200 Mali-400MP Adreno 305
RAM 768 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible) 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (280 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.52% 55.77% 59.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS 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 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, FWVGA@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, video light Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible), 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1320 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 445 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
Up to 260 h (2G)
Up to 472 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 13 h (2G)
Up to 7 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)