Phone Comparison - HTC Rhyme vs HTC Sensation XE vs Nokia Lumia 520

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC Nokia
Announced September 2011 September 2011 February 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - October 2011 Available - April 2013
Colors Clearwater, Hourglass, Plum Black Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 60.8 x 10.9 mm
(4.69 x 2.39 x 0.43 in)
126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 151 g (5.33 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 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 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, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 220 Adreno 305
RAM 768 MB 768 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 4 GB (1 GB user available) 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB card included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 4.3 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 61.88% 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 + downloadable Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 80 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) 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 HTML, Adobe Flash WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB card included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1600 mAh 1730 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 295 h (2G)
Up to 340 h (3G)
Up to 310 h (2G)
Up to 540 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 9 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)