Phone Comparison - Huawei Ascend P1 vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Sony Xperia C

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Nokia Sony
Announced January 2012 February 2013 June 2013
Status Released - May 2012 Available - April 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Metallic black, Ceramic white, Soft pink Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.4 x 64.8 x 7.7 mm
(5.02 x 2.55 x 0.3 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 110 g (3.88 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 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortext-A9, TI OMAP 4460 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 305 PowerVR SGX544
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory N/A 8 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.82% 59.47% 65.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash Dual-LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, HDR, Face And Smile Detection 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, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB RAM, 4 GB ROM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 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 Non-removable, Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1670 mAh 1430 mAh 2390 mAh
Stand by - Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Talk Time - 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)