Nokia Lumia 520 vs Lenovo A390

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Comparing the Nokia Lumia 520 vs Lenovo A390 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Nokia Lumia 520 and Lenovo A390 run at the same processing speed of 1.0 GHz.


Display: Both Nokia Lumia 520 and Lenovo A390 offer the same screen size of 4 inches, but Nokia Lumia 520 features a IPS LCD display compared to Lenovo A390's TFT, making Nokia Lumia 520 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Nokia Lumia 520 and Lenovo A390 feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Battery: Lenovo A390 offers a higher battery capacity with 1500 mAh, while Nokia Lumia 520 offers 1430 mAh, making Lenovo A390 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia Lumia 520 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Lenovo A390 offers 4 GB, making Nokia Lumia 520 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Nokia Lumia 520 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Lenovo A390 has a rating of 3.5.

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Nokia Lumia 520
₹7,800
(Out of Stock)
Lenovo A390
₹7,580
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

26 Apr, 2013
25 Apr, 2013

Performance

Snapdragon S4 Plus
MediaTek MT6577
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
512 MB RAM
512 MB RAM

Display

4 inches (10.16 cm)
4 inches (10.16 cm)
IPS LCD
TFT
800x480 px (HD)
480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1430 mAh
1500 mAh

Storage

8 GB
4 GB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(23,439 ratings)
3.5/5
(997 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 Video
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Apr 26, 2013
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Windows Phone v8
Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227
MediaTek MT6577

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait
Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortex A9

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
PowerVR SGX 531

RAM

512 MB
512 MB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
TFT

Screen Size

4 inches  (10.16 cm)
4 inches  (10.16 cm)

Resolution

800x480 px (HD)
480x800 px

Pixel Density

233 ppi
233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.35 %
56.93 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A

Design

Height

119.9 mm
125 mm

Width

64 mm
64 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm
10 mm

Weight

124 grams
131 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.428 mm focal length
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
N/A

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom

Video Recording

HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1430 mAh
1500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 9.7 Hours(3G) / Up to 17.4 Hours(2G)
Up to 9 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
4 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

Head: 0.86 W/kg Body: 0.88 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v3.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer