Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Honor 6A

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung Honor
Announced February 2013 January 2017 May 2017
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - January 2017 Coming Soon - June 2017
Price - Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,500 ($115.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Various Gold, Silver, Blue, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
143.7 x 71 x 8.2 mm
(5.66 x 2.8 x 0.32 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) - 143 g (5.04 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/ Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 505
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 68.14% 67.42%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM 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 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP
Flash No LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, 28mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 8 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ 4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 2350 mAh 3020 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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