Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 620 vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Sony Xperia L

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Sony
Announced December 2012 February 2013 March 2013
Status Available - January 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Lime green, orange, magenta, yellow, cyan, white, black Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.4 x 61.1 x 11 mm
(4.54 x 2.41 x 0.43 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
Weight 127 g (4.48 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 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 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.8 inches 4.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.06% 59.47% 60.81%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class B Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class B Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band 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 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1300 mAh (BL-4J) 1430 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 330 h Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)