Phone Comparison - HTC 8XT vs Nokia Lumia 520

HTC 8XT
htc 8xt
Nokia Lumia 520
nokia lumia 520
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Nokia
Announced June 2013 February 2013
Status Coming Soon - Q3 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors Violet Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132 x 66 x 9.9 mm
(5.2 x 2.6 x 0.39 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE -
Messaging 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
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon 400 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.39% 59.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSPA; LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by - Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)