Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Asha 501 Dual SIM vs Micromax A110Q Canvas 2 Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Micromax
Announced February 2013 May 2013 May 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - June 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and 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)
99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
147 x 76.5 x 9.7 mm
(5.79 x 3.01 x 0.38 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 91 g (3.21 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
N/A HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Nokia Asha software platform 1.0 Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 - Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT6589
GPU Adreno 305 - PowerVR SGX544MP
RAM 512 MB 64 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 128 MB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 48.68% 61.22%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No Dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes,QVGA@15fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 4000 Contacts Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 128 MB, 64 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included 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 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 (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 1200 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 624 h Up to 280 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 17 h Up to 6 h