Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) vs Nokia Lumia 520
Side by side comparison between Sony Xperia Tipo vs Nokia Lumia 520 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Nokia Lumia 520
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4 Advantages 
17 Advantages | 15 Common items in both devices |
| Only digital zoom |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Compass |
| Proximity sensor |
| +8 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | Nokia Lumia 520 | |
| Model | Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | Lumia 520 |
| Other model names | Sony Xperia tipo Dual-Sim, Sony ST21i2, Sony Tapioca DS | Nokia Lumia 520 RM-914, Nokia Lumia 520.2 RM-915 |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) | (Global, International) |
| Brand | Sony | Nokia |
| Release date | 9/1/2012 | 3/1/2013 |
| Depth | 13 millimeters (0.51 inches) | 9.9 millimeters (0.39 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 57 x 103 millimeters (2.24 x 4.06 in) | 64 x 119.9 millimeters (2.52 x 4.72 in) |
| Weight | 99 grams (3.47 ounces) | 124 grams (4.34 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | Nokia Lumia 520 | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 3.2" inches | 4" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~51.9% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~59.3% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x480 pixels | 480x800 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch 2-points | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 180 PPI | 233 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Scratch-resistant glass | Scratch-resistant glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | Nokia Lumia 520 | |
| System version | Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS | Windows Phone 8.0 Apollo |
| Firmware update | Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS | Windows Phone 8.0 Amber |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | Nokia Lumia 520 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 800MHz ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-core) | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1GHz Krait (Dual-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 200 | Qualcomm Adreno 305 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | Nokia Lumia 520 | |
| RAM memory | 512MB LPDDR | 512MB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 4GB (2.49GB available) | 8GB (5GB available) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 64GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | Nokia Lumia 520 | |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM Shift - Selectable (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
| SIM card | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2/5.76 Mbps | 21/5.76 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 900/2100 | RM-915 model: UMTS 850/1900/2100 RM-917 model: UMTS 850/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ |
| Secondary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | UMTS 900/2100 | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | Nokia Lumia 520 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 2592x1936 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) 30 fps | HD (1280x720) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.4 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 28mm lens |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/4" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | Nokia Lumia 520 | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | Nokia Lumia 520 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, WMV | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WMA, WAV, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | Nokia Lumia 520 | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 3.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | Nokia Lumia 520 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | Nokia Lumia 520 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BA700 | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BL-5J |
| Battery capacity | 1500 mAh | 1430 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 6.3 hours | 9.7 hours |
| Standby | 360 hours (15 days) | 360 hours (15 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | Nokia Lumia 520 | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5, Flash player | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Silver • Sony xLOUD • WiFi hotspot • Java framework | • Colors: Red, Yellow, Cyan, White on black • Nokia ClearBlack Display • 7GB free SkyDrive storage |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | Nokia Lumia 520 | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 1.28W/kg (head), 0.74W/kg (body) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 1.62W/kg (head) | feature not registered |