Phone Comparison - HTC Windows Phone 8X vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Nokia Nokia
Announced September 2012 February 2013 July 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - April 2013 Available - August 2014
Colors Blue, Black, Yellow, Red Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Bright orange, Bright green, White, Dark grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.3 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm
(5.21 x 2.61 x 0.4 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 129 g (4.55 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 / 900 / 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 Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 305 Adreno 302
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.04% 59.47% 59.08%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels
Flash 28mm wide No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging 1/4' Sensor Size
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 720p@30fps 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p video [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band 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 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-5J)
Capacity 1800 mAh 1430 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)