Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Sony Xperia M Dual vs Nokia Lumia 625

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony Nokia
Announced February 2013 June 2013 July 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - September 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White, Purple, Yellow Orange, Bright green, Yellow, Black and white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
133.2 x 72.2 x 9.2 mm
(5.24 x 2.84 x 0.36 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Both Versions) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C2005
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C2004
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - - LTE
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 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 57.31% 65.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Touch focus, Landscape orientation, Auto and manual exposure, Auto and manual white balance, Active toolbar, Full screen viewfinder, Geotagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, 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
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 1750 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 552 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 23 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 15 h 12 min (3G)