Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Karbonn A6 vs Panasonic T31

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Karbonn Panasonic
Announced February 2013 March 2013 October 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - March 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black White/Black Bluish Black, Pure White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
128 x 65.7 x 11.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.59 x 0.46 in)
122 x 64.4 x 11.95 mm
(4.8 x 2.54 x 0.47 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 114.5 g (4.02.0.18 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
N/A HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) with FOTA upgrade
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 1 GHz Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572
GPU Adreno 305 - Mali-400
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 104 MB 4 GB (1.9 GB user memory)
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 54.26% 58.08%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging - Fixed Focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes Yes, VGA@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Yes, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 104 MB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB (1.9 GB user memory), 512 MB 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 not 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 1450 mAh 1300 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 250 h Up to 510 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 3 h 30 min Up to 3 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 30 min (3G)