Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Huawei Ascend Y300 vs Lenovo A706

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Huawei Lenovo
Announced February 2013 March 2013 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - March 2013 Available - 2013
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White Black, White/Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
124 x 63.8 x 11.2 mm
(4.88 x 2.51 x 0.44 in)
136 x 69 x 10.4 mm
(5.35 x 2.72 x 0.41 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 1 GHz Dual-core Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 203 Adreno 203
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB 4 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 4.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 57.68% 59.30%
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, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 480p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [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, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, 2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band
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 Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 1730 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 320 h (2G)
Up to 320 h (3G)
Up to 230 h (2G)
Up to 180 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)