Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia J vs Samsung Galaxy Note II CDMA vs Nokia Lumia 520

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Nokia
Announced August 2012 Q3 2012 February 2013
Status Available - October 2012 Released - November 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Titanium Gray, Marble White Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.3 x 61.2 x 9.2 mm
(4.89 x 2.41 x 0.36 in)
151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm
(5.95 x 3.17 x 0.37 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 179.4 g (6.31.0.14 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SCH-I605, SPH-L900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - SCH-I605, SPH-L900, SCH-R950
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST26a
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SCH-I605, SPH-L900 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 13 - SCH-I605, SCH-R950 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.x (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4
GPU Adreno 200 Mali-400MP4 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 16 GB 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.92% 68.57% 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 - SCH FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes - SCH-I605, SPH-L900 Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes - SCH-I605, SPH-L900 Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL; HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 3100 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 607 h (2G)
Up to 618 h (3G)
Up to 250 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 15 h Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)