Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Asha 503 vs Sony Xperia E4

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Sony
Announced February 2013 October 2013 February 2015
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Available - March 2015
Price - - Rs. 11,490 ($168.97) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Yellow, black, green, red, blue, white Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
102.6 x 60.6 x 12.7 mm
(4.04 x 2.39 x 0.5 in)
137 x 74.6 x 10.5 mm
(5.39 x 2.94 x 0.41 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 110.2 g (3.88.0.07 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - E2104
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - E2105
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 Asha software platform 1.2 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 - Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582
GPU Adreno 305 - Mali-400MP2
RAM 512 MB 64 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage N/A 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 45.05% 67.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, QVGA@15fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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
Browser HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 64 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 1200 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 840 h (2G)
Up to 840 h (3G)
Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 653 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 12 h 40 min (3G)