Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Asha 503 vs XOLO Q500

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia XOLO
Announced February 2013 October 2013 November 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Yellow, black, green, red, blue, white White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
102.6 x 60.6 x 12.7 mm
(4.04 x 2.39 x 0.5 in)
118.5 x 63 x 10.7 mm
(4.67 x 2.48 x 0.42 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 110.2 g (3.88.0.07 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 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Nokia Asha software platform 1.2 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 - Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 305 - Adreno 203
RAM 512 MB 64 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage N/A 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS Display
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 45.05% 61.13%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging - Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [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 HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 64 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 1200 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 840 h (2G)
Up to 840 h (3G)
Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 322 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)