Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Xiaomi Redmi 1S vs Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Xiaomi Microsoft
Announced February 2013 May 2014 April 2015
Status Available - April 2013 Available - May 2014 Available - May 2015
Price - - Rs. 8,100 ($119.12) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, Chinese Red, Metallic Gray/ blue, green, yellow panels Orange, white, black, cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
137 x 69 x 9.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.72 x 0.39 in)
144 x 73.7 x 9.4 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.37 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 1900 / 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 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8228 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 305 Adreno 302
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 64.61% 64.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Sensor size: 1/4 inch, f/2.2 aperture
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps 480p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

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-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 2000 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
- Up to 576 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
- Up to 26.2 h (2G)
Up to 14.8 h (3G)