Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Sola vs HTC Wildfire vs Nokia Lumia 520

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC Nokia
Announced March 2012 May 2010 February 2013
Status Available - Released May 2012 Available - May 2010 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White, Red Black, Brown, White, Red, Silver Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116 x 59 x 9.9 mm
(4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 in)
106.8 x 60.4 x 12 mm
(4.2 x 2.38 x 0.47 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 118 g (4.16 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 HSDPA 900 / 2100 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, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 528 MHz ARMv6, Qualcomm MSM7225 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4
GPU Mali-400 - Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 384 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user accessible) N/A 8 GB storage
External Memory Yes, microSD microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 3.2 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (125 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.03% 49.16% 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 + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 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 Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 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 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5GB user accessible), 512 MB RAM 384 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage Yes, microSD microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1320 mAh 1300 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 480 h (2G)
Up to 690 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 7 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 10 min (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)