Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Lenovo IdeaTab A1000 vs Nokia X

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Lenovo Nokia
Announced February 2013 January 2013 February 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - May 2013 Available - February 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)
199 x 121 x 10.7 mm
(7.83 x 4.76 x 0.42 in)
115.5 x 63 x 10.4 mm
(4.55 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 340 g (11.99 oz) 128.7 g (4.52.0.25 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
N/A HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , 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) Nokia X Software Platform 1.0 Based on Android v4.1.2 (JellyBean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 8317 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 305 - Adreno 203
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4/16 GB 4 GB ROM
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 7.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 56.96% 62.71%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio No 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, 2592х1936 pixels 3 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Fixed focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes No Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
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, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 3500 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
- Up to 408 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 7 h Up to 13 h 18 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)