Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Sony Xperia Z3 Compact vs Nokia Lumia 735

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony Nokia
Announced February 2013 September 2014 September 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - September 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White, Green, Orange 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)
127.3 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm
(5.01 x 2.56 x 0.34 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) 129 g (4.55 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 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5803
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5833
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 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 - IP68 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 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 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.6 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 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 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 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics
Flash No LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama 1/3.4'' sensor size, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera No [Similar] 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 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 v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BV-T5A)
Capacity 1430 mAh 2600 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 920 h (3G)
Up to 600 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 17 h (3G)