Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Sony Xperia E

Nokia Lumia 520
nokia lumia 520
Sony Xperia E
sony xperia e
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony
Announced February 2013 December 2012
Status Available - April 2013 Available - March 2013
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, Pink, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
113.5 x 61.8 x 11 mm
(4.47 x 2.43 x 0.43 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 115.7 g (4.06.0.25 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1505
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - C1504
Messaging 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 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB (2 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 51.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, FWVGA
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB (2 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1430 mAh 1530 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 530 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 12 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 18 min (3G)