Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs HTC One Mini vs Motorola Moto X

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia HTC Motorola
Announced February 2013 July 2013 August 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - August 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, Silver 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)
132 x 63.2 x 9.3 mm
(5.2 x 2.49 x 0.37 in)
129.3 x 65.3 x 10.4 mm
(5.09 x 2.57 x 0.41 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia version
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T version
HSDPA
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA version
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - Asia version
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T version
LTE
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, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), Upgradable to Android KitKat
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 305 Adreno 320
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super LCD2 Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 60.93% 72.34%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 4 MP, 2688 x 1520 pixels 10 MP, 3872 x 2592 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging 1/3'' sensor size, 2µm pixel size, geo-tagging, face and smile detection Auto focus, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL / EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
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 and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No No

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 Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 1800 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 500 h (2G)
Up to 692 h (3G)
Up to 576 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 20 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 13 h