Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia 225 Dual SIM vs Nokia Lumia 530

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced February 2013 April 2014 July 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - Q2 2014 Available - August 2014
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Various White, Orange, Gray, Green, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
124 x 55.5 x 10.4 mm
(4.88 x 2.19 x 0.41 in)
119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 100.6 g (3.53.0.21 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
No HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Nokia OS Series 30+ Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 - Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 305 - Adreno 302
RAM 512 MB N/A 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage - 4 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 TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 2.8 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 35.21% 59.08%
Multi-Touch yes no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging 1/5' Sensor Size 1/4'' sensor size
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, QVGA@15fps 480p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n No Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 1000 entries Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM - 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4UL) Li-Ion Battery (BL-5J)
Capacity 1430 mAh 1200 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 648 h Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 21 h Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)