Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Asha 230
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Nokia | Nokia |
| Announced | |
| February 2013 | February 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - April 2013 | Coming Soon - March 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Yellow, red, cyan, white/black | White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm (4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in) |
99.5 x 58.6 x 13.2 mm (3.92 x 2.31 x 0.52 in) |
| Weight | |
| 124 g (4.37 oz) | 89.3 g (3.14.0.11 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 |
No |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Microsoft Windows Phone 8 | Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1 |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar] | - |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 305 [Similar] | - |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | N/A |
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB storage | - |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM Radio | Stereo FM Radio |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Up to 42.8 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Up to 236.8 kbps |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | No |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | Yes, v3.0 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | No |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | A-GPS support only |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | WAP 2.0/xHTML |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM | - |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1430 mAh | 1020 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 384 h (3G) Up to 360 h (3G) |
Up to 504 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 17 h 24 min (2G) Up to 9 h 42 min (3G) |
Up to 12 h |