Phone Comparison - Huawei Ascend Y520 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 4G vs Microsoft Lumia 550

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Samsung Microsoft
Announced December 2014 January 2015 October 2015
Status Available - December 2014 Available - March 2015 Available - December 2015
Price Rs. 15,500 ($230.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,890 ($85.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Blue, Pink White, Black, Blue Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134.2 x 67 x 10.2 mm
(5.28 x 2.64 x 0.4 in)
129 x 68.2 x 8.9 mm
(5.08 x 2.69 x 0.35 in)
136.1 x 67.8 x 9.9 mm
(5.36 x 2.67 x 0.39 in)
Weight 150 g (5.29 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz) 141.9 (4.97.0.32)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - Y520-U03, Y520-U33
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Y520-U12, Y520-U22
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 1800 TD-LTE 2300 (Bands 3, 40) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows 10
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6572 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210
GPU Mali-400 - Adreno 304
RAM 512 MB 768 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.3 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (315 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.89% 59.80% 64.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video 480p@30fps 720p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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 1750 mAh 1850 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 672 h (2G)
Up to 672 h (3G)
Talk Time - - Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)