Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Asha 230

Nokia Lumia 520
nokia lumia 520
Nokia Asha 230
nokia asha 230
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia
Announced February 2013 February 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
99.5 x 58.6 x 13.2 mm
(3.92 x 2.31 x 0.52 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 89.3 g (3.14.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
No
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar] -
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] -
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 8 GB storage -
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 41.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging -
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 42.8 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS A-GPS support only
Browser HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

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

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 1430 mAh 1020 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 504 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 12 h