Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia P vs HTC One V vs Nokia Lumia 520

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC Nokia
Announced February 2012 February 2012 February 2013
Status Released - May 2012 Available - April 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Silver, Black, Red Black, Brown Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm
(4.8 x 2.34 x 0.41 in)
120.3 x 59.7 x 9.2 mm
(4.74 x 2.35 x 0.36 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - LT22i HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, STE U8500 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4
GPU DB8500 Adreno 205 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB (13 GB user-available) 4 GB 8 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.7 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.92% 54.32% 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 Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes 
<a yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 100 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support 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, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (13 GB user-available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB 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 1305 mAh 1500 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)