Nokia Lumia 520 vs BlackBerry 9720

General Info

Manufacturer
Nokia	BlackBerry
Announced
February 2013	August 2013
Status
Available - April 2013	Available - August 2013
Colors
Yellow, red, cyan, white/black	Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm (4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)	114 x 66 x 12 mm (4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
Weight
124 g (4.37 oz)	120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen	IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
4.0 inches [Similar]	2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]	480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
59.47%	32.35%
Multi-Touch

OS
Microsoft Windows Phone 8	BlackBerry OS 7.1
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar]	806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 305 [Similar]	-
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar]	512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB storage	512 MB ROM
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB	microSD, up to 32 GB

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

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