Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Samsung Galaxy Star Duos S5282 vs Karbonn Sparkle V

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung Karbonn
Announced February 2013 April 2013 September 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - May 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White, Blue White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
105 x 58 x 11.9 mm
(4.13 x 2.28 x 0.47 in)
113 x 66 x 10.4 mm
(4.45 x 2.6 x 0.41 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 100.5 g (3.53.0.18 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 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 2100
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 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 1 GHz, Spreadtrum SP8810 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-300 Mali-400MP2
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB 4 GB (2 GB user available)
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 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 45.99% 74.62%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Fixed Focus, Smile Shot, Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Lens Blur, Panorama Shot, Photo Sphere
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
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 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB (2 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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-Po Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 1200 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 320 h -
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 14 h Up to 8 h