Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Sola vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Samsung Galaxy V

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia Samsung
Announced March 2012 February 2013 September 2014
Status Available - Released May 2012 Available - April 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White, Red Yellow, red, cyan, white/black White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116 x 59 x 9.9 mm
(4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
121.4 x 62.9 x 10.7 mm
(4.78 x 2.48 x 0.42 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual Stand-by)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 1.2 GHz Cortex A7, Spreadtrum Dolphin
GPU Mali-400 Adreno 305 -
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user accessible) 8 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory Yes, microSD microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.03% 59.47% 59.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 3 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging Fixed Focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 480p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5GB user accessible), 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage Yes, microSD microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1320 mAh 1430 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
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