Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Sony Xperia L vs LG Optimus L7 II Dual P715

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony LG
Announced February 2013 March 2013 February 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - May 2013 Available - March 2013
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White, Red 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)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
122.2 x 66.6 x 9.7 mm
(4.81 x 2.62 x 0.38 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 115.5 g (4.06.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 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 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 305 Adreno 203
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 768 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 4 GB
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 capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 60.81% 64.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 768 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 present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 1750 mAh 2460 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 800 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 12 h (3G)