Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Motorola RAZR D3 vs Alcatel One Touch Idol S

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Motorola Alcatel
Announced February 2013 March 2013 August 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - Q2 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2013
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White Slate, Fresh Rose, Cherry Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
119.3 x 59.8 x 9.8 mm
(4.7 x 2.35 x 0.39 in)
133.5 x 66.8 x 7.4 mm
(5.26 x 2.63 x 0.29 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
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, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 305 - -
RAM 512 MB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB storage, 1 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 touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors - 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 63.97% 68.49%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [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 DC-HSPA, HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
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 Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB storage, 1 GB 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 2000 mAh -
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
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