Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Acer Liquid Z5 vs Huawei Ascend G620s

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Acer Huawei
Announced February 2013 January 2014 September 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - February 2014 Available - November 2014
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Essential White, Gentle Grey Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
145.5 x 73.5 x 8.8 mm
(5.73 x 2.89 x 0.35 in)
142.9 x 72 x 8.5 mm
(5.63 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
(Bands 3, 7, 8, 20)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6572 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-400 Adreno 306
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 64.37% 66.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes  
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+ HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, 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 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
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