Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Asha 501 vs Apple iPhone 6

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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Apple
Announced February 2013 May 2013 September 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - June 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
137.5 x 67 x 7.1 mm
(5.41 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 98 g (3.46 oz) 113 g (3.99 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE - all models
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - 500 dpi Pixel Density Fingerprint Sensor (Touch ID)
Shatter proof glass, oleophobic coating

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Nokia Asha Software Platform 1.0 iOS 8, Upgradable to iOS 10
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 - Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Apple A8
GPU Adreno 305 - PowerVR GX6450
RAM 512 MB 64 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 128 MB 16/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 48.68% 65.93%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No Dual-LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder Auto focus, 1.5µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes,QVGA@15fps Yes, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 4000 Contacts Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 128 MB, 64 MB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 1200 mAh 1810 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 624 h -
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 17 h Up to 14 h