Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Grand I9080 vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Sony Xperia C

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia Sony
Announced December 2012 February 2013 June 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Black, White Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.5 x 76.9 x 9.6 mm
(5.65 x 3.03 x 0.38 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
Weight 162 g (5.71 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Broadcom Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589
GPU Broadcom VideoCore IV Adreno 305 PowerVR SGX544
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.20% 59.47% 65.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 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 and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 1430 mAh 2390 mAh
Stand by Up to 440 h Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h 10 min Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)