Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM vs Karbonn Sparkle V

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Karbonn
Announced February 2013 July 2014 September 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - August 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Bright orange, Bright green, White, Dark grey White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 in)
113 x 66 x 10.4 mm
(4.45 x 2.6 x 0.41 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 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 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 302 Mali-400MP2
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB 4 GB (2 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 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 4.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 59.08% 74.62%
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 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging 1/4' Sensor Size Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Lens Blur, Panorama Shot, Photo Sphere
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 480p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP 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 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB (2 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 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 Li-Ion Battery (BL-5J) Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 1430 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 528 h -
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 8 h