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Sony Xperia Tipo vs Nokia Lumia 520

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Nokia
Announced
June 2012 February 2013
Status
Available - August 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors
Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight
99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
256K colors 16M colors
Size
3.2 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
52.10% 59.47%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor
800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 8 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

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

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML HTML5

User Memory

Internal
2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1500 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by
Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
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