Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia mini vs Nokia Lumia 520

Sony Ericsson Xperia mini
sony ericsson xperia mini
Nokia Lumia 520
nokia lumia 520
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Nokia
Announced May 2011 February 2013
Status Available - August 2011 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White, Blue, Dark pink Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 88 x 52 x 16 mm
(3.46 x 2.05 x 0.63 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 99 g (3.49 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8255 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (192 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.74% 59.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, Smile And Face Detection, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB RAM, 320MB storage 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 320 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)