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Nokia Lumia 520 vs Sony Xperia E1

2.52 in
4.72 in
Nokia Lumia 520 Mobile Phone
Nokia Lumia 520
2.46 in
4.65 in
Sony Xperia E1 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia E1
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
19
3.4 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
14 %
4 stars
71 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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3
3 editorial reviews
In-depth review of the Sony Xperia E1 (Qualcomm 200 8210, Qualcomm Adreno 302, 4", 0.1 kg) with numerous measurements, benchmarks, and ratingsRead more
Back in 2012, the simple and affordable Xperia E was targeting youths and first-time smartphone users. Two years later and out of elementary school, the...Read more
Small and convenient, but there's better budget optionsRead more
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User rating
38
4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
38
4.4 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

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Hardware

Nokia Lumia 520Nokia Lumia 520
Sony Xperia E1Sony Xperia E1
Operating systemWindows Phone 8.1Android 4.3
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8227Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8210
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 302
RAM memory512 MB512 MB

Display

Nokia Lumia 520Nokia Lumia 520
Sony Xperia E1Sony Xperia E1
Screen size4.0 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution800 x 480 px800 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS TFTTN TFT
Pixel density233.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Nokia Lumia 520Nokia Lumia 520
Sony Xperia E1Sony Xperia E1
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx3.15 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px640 x 480 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Geo-taggingyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Storage

Nokia Lumia 520Nokia Lumia 520
Sony Xperia E1Sony Xperia E1
Internal storage8 GB4 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage64GB32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

Nokia Lumia 520Nokia Lumia 520
Sony Xperia E1Sony Xperia E1
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Purple
  • White
Material
  • Glass
  • Plastic
  • Glass
  • Plastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Nokia Lumia 520Nokia Lumia 520
Sony Xperia E1Sony Xperia E1
Height4.72 in4.65 in
Width2.52 in2.46 in
Depth0.39 in0.47 in
Weight4.37 oz4.23 oz

Sensors

Nokia Lumia 520Nokia Lumia 520
Sony Xperia E1Sony Xperia E1
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Other features

Nokia Lumia 520Nokia Lumia 520
Sony Xperia E1Sony Xperia E1
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Nokia Lumia 520Nokia Lumia 520
Sony Xperia E1Sony Xperia E1
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiednono
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCnono
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyes
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Nokia Lumia 520Nokia Lumia 520
Sony Xperia E1Sony Xperia E1
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEnono
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Nokia Lumia 520Nokia Lumia 520
Sony Xperia E1Sony Xperia E1
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1430.0 mAh1700.0 mAh
Standby time360.0 h454.0 h
Talk time14.0 h8.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

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