Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs ZTE Blade

Nokia Lumia 520
nokia lumia 520
ZTE Blade
zte blade
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia ZTE
Announced February 2013 October 2010
Status Available - April 2013 Available - November 2010
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
116 x 56.5 x 11.8 mm
(4.57 x 2.22 x 0.46 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar] 600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 150 MB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED or LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 53.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2)
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 150 MB storage, 512 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1430 mAh 1250 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 192 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 4 h