Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs BlackBerry Q5 vs BlackBerry Z20

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced February 2013 May 2013 Expected Announcement - Q1 2015
Status Available - April 2013 Available - June 2013 Rumored - Q2 2015
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White, Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
9.5 mm thickness
(0.37 in thickness)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1 BlackBerry 10.3 OS
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4
GPU Adreno 305 - Adreno 225
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.1 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 39.25% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 2180 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 336 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 12 h 30 min (3G) -