Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia 220 vs Nokia 230

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced February 2013 February 2014 November 2015
Status Available - April 2013 Available - February 2014 Coming Soon - December 2015
Price - - Rs. 3,500 ($51.47) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Red, Yellow, Cyan, White, Black 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)
116.4 x 50.3 x 13.2 mm
(4.58 x 1.98 x 0.52 in)
124.6 x 53.4 x 10.9 mm
(4.91 x 2.1 x 0.43 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 83.6 (2.93.0.21) 91.8 g (3.21.0.28 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual SIM model only)
GSM 900 / 1800
GSM 900 / 1800
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
No N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 ODM -
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 - -
GPU Adreno 305 - -
RAM 512 MB N/A 16 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage - N/A
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 TFT
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 65K colors
Size 4.0 inches 2.4 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 30.34% 36.42%
Multi-Touch yes no no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging 1/5' Sensor Size -
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, QVGA@15fps 240p@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] 2 MP, 480p, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes No Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 v3.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n No No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v1.1 microUSB v1.1
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No No
Browser HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 500 entries 1000 entries
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes Yes
Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM - 16 MB 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 not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 1100 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 576 h Up to 648 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 15 h Up to 23 h