Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs BLU Studio 5.0 vs Nokia Asha 230

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia BLU Nokia
Announced February 2013 April 2013 February 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - May 2013 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
144 x 74 x 10.7 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.42 in)
99.5 x 58.6 x 13.2 mm
(3.92 x 2.31 x 0.52 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 170 g (6 oz) 89.3 g (3.14.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 No
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, MTK 6577 -
GPU Adreno 305 PowerVR SGX531 -
RAM 512 MB 512 GB N/A
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB ROM -
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 66.48% 41.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio Stereo FM radio Stereo 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 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection -
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 42.8 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12 Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support A-GPS support only
Browser HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

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

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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 2000 mAh 1020 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 900 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
Up to 504 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 12 h