Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Lumia 930 vs Nokia Lumia 735

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced February 2013 April 2014 September 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - June 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White Orange, green, 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)
137 x 71 x 9.8 mm
(5.39 x 2.8 x 0.39 in)
134.7 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.3 x 2.7 x 0.35 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz) 134 g (4.73 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 330 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 32 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 70.72% 66.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
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 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics
Flash No Carl Zeiss optics LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging 1/2.5' Sensor Size, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama 1/3.4'' sensor size, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 128 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery (BV-T5A)
Capacity 1430 mAh 2420 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 432 h Up to 600 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 11 h 30 m (2G)
Up to 15 h 30 m (3G)
Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 17 h (3G)