Phone Comparison - Micromax A116 Canvas HD vs Xolo A1000 vs Nokia Lumia 520

general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax XOLO Nokia
Announced January 2013 February 2013 February 2013
Status Available - February 2013 Available - February 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 74 x 10.7 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.42 in)
70.8 x 143.5 x 8.8 mm
(2.79 x 5.65 x 0.35 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 156 g (5.5 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100 - SIM 1 Only HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MediaTek MT6589 Dual-core 1.0 GHz, Mediatek MT 6577 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4
GPU PowerVR SGX544 PowerVR SGX 531 Adreno 305
RAM N/A 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage, 1 GB 4 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.55% 67.71% 59.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, BSI Sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12, 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB 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 HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 1 GB 4 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2100 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 174 h Up to 350 h (2G) Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)