Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs LG Optimus L3 II E430 vs ZTE Blade III Pro

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia LG ZTE
Announced February 2013 February 2013 April 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - May 2013
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Indigo Black, Titanium silver, White 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)
102.6 x 61.1 x 11.9 mm
(4.04 x 2.41 x 0.47 in)
122 x 63 x 9.9 mm
(4.8 x 2.48 x 0.39 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
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, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 200 Adreno 203
RAM 512 MB 512 MB N/A
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB (1.6 GB user available) 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 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen -
Size 4.0 inches 3.2 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (125 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 50.58% 59.37%
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 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, VGA@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, with A2DP
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 Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
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 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB (1.6 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB
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-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 1540 mAh 1600 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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