Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia P vs Sony Xperia J vs Nokia Lumia 520

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Nokia
Announced February 2012 August 2012 February 2013
Status Released - May 2012 Available - October 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Silver, Black, Red Black, White, Gold, Pink Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm
(4.8 x 2.34 x 0.41 in)
124.3 x 61.2 x 9.2 mm
(4.89 x 2.41 x 0.36 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 124 g (4.37 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 - LT22i HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST26a
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 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 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, STE U8500 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4
GPU DB8500 Adreno 200 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB (13 GB user-available) 4 GB 8 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.92% 57.92% 59.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, VGA Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 100 kbps Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (13 GB user-available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1305 mAh 1750 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 607 h (2G)
Up to 618 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)