Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Asus Zenfone 5 vs Xiaomi Redmi 1S

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Asus Xiaomi
Announced February 2013 January 2014 May 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - June 2014 Available - May 2014
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Black, Chinese Red, Metallic Gray/ blue, green, yellow panels
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
137 x 69 x 9.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.72 x 0.39 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8228 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 305 PowerVR SGX544MP2 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1/2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8/16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 63.76% 64.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 2110 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 353 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) -