Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 1520 vs Sony Xperia M2 Dual vs Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony Nokia
Announced October 2013 February 2014 September 2014
Status Available - November 2013 Coming Soon - Q1 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Yellow, white, black, red Black, White, Purple Orange, green, white, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
139.7 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
134.7 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.3 x 2.7 x 0.35 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) 134 g (4.73 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226-0 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 4.8 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.44% 64.21% 66.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics
Flash Dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, 1/3.4'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec. Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes [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, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 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 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW) Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BV-T5A)
Capacity 3400 mAh 2300 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Up to 580 h (2G)
Up to 597 h (3G)
Up to 600 h
Talk Time Up to 27 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 17 h (3G)