Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Sony Xperia C

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Nokia Sony
Announced February 2010 February 2013 June 2013
Status Available - May 2010 Available - April 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Black, White Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 52 x 15 mm
(4.29 x 2.05 x 0.59 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 117 g (4.13 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 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 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 Symbian Series 60, 5th edition Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 720 MHz, PowerVR SGX GPU Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589
GPU Adreno 305 PowerVR SGX544
RAM N/A 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 75 MB storage 8 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT resistive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 360 x 640 pixels (229 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.01% 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 Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2560х1920 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilizer, Video-calling 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, 720p@24fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA 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; Wisepilot navigation Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (NetFront) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 75 MB storage 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, 8GB included 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 not 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-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 1430 mAh 2390 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 440 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 10 min (3G)
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)