Phone Comparison - HTC Salsa vs Nokia Lumia 520

HTC Salsa
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Nokia Lumia 520
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Nokia
Announced February 2011 February 2013
Status Available - June 2011 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, Silver, Lilac Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109.1 x 58.9 x 12.3 mm
(4.3 x 2.32 x 0.48 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227 [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 512 MB ROM 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.4 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (170 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.36% 59.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, D1@24fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 114 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 560 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 384 Kbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 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

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1520 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 445 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h (2G)
Up to 7 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)