Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3G vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Lumia 830

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nokia Nokia
Announced June 2008 February 2013 September 2014
Status Discontinued Available - April 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB) Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Orange, green, white, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
139.4 x 70.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.49 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor 412 MHz ARM 11 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR MBX Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 128 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB/ 16 GB storage 8 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 59.47% 69.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM Radio FM radio
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 10 MP, Carl Zeiss Optics
Flash No No LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, OIS, 1/3.4'' sensor size, PureView technology, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama
Video No Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] 0.9 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BV-L4A)
Capacity 1430 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 12 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 48 min (3G)