Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Lenovo A706 vs Lenovo A7000

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Lenovo Lenovo
Announced February 2013 2013 March 2015
Status Available - April 2013 Available - 2013 Available - May 2015
Price - - Rs. 8,400 ($123.53) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White/Grey Onyx Black, Pearl White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
136 x 69 x 10.4 mm
(5.35 x 2.72 x 0.41 in)
152.6x 76.2 x 7.9 mm
(6.01x 3 x 0.31 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 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 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 700 / 900 / 1800
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - - Dolby Atmos

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6572M
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 203 Mali-T760MP2
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB; SD cards

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen,
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 59.30% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB; SD cards

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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 2000 mAh 2900 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 230 h (2G)
Up to 180 h (3G)
Up to 264 h (2G)
Up to 264 h (3G)
Up to 288 h (4G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 39 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)