Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia E dual vs LG Optimus L7 P700 vs Nokia Lumia 520

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony LG Nokia
Announced December 2012 February 2012 February 2013
Status Available - January 2013 Released - May 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, Gold Black, White Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 113.5 x 61.8 x 11 mm
(4.47 x 2.43 x 0.43 in)
125.5 x 67 x 8.7 mm
(4.94 x 2.64 x 0.34 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 115.7 g (4.06.0.25 oz) 122 g (4.3 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 - C1605
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - C1604
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradeable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 200 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB (2 GB user available) 4 GB storage (2.4 GB user available) 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.3 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 51.89% 62.57% 59.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1, EDR Yes, v3.0 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, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (2 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB storage (2.4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1530 mAh 1700 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 530 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 550 h Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 12 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 6 h Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)