Phone Comparison - ZTE Blade III vs Nokia Lumia 520

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

Manufacturer ZTE Nokia
Announced September 2012 February 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123 x 63.5 x 10 mm
(4.84 x 2.5 x 0.39 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.43% 59.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1600 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by - Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)