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Nokia Lumia 520
Global Model| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 57.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | ZTE |
| Windows Phone 8.1, 8 | Android 7.1 Nougat |
| 2013-02-25 | 2017-07-14 |
| 4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 inches | 6.14 x 3.06 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.37 ounces | 6.12 ounces |
| Black, Red, White and Yellow | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 95.00 | $ 99.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 233 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 7.92 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.06 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.15 | 6.93 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.6 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1430mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 14.8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The ZTE Blade Spark is slightly better than the Nokia Lumia 520, getting a 57.4 score against 54.3. The ZTE Blade Spark design is much newer and a bit thinner than Nokia Lumia 520's, although it's also way heavier. The ZTE Blade Spark works with Android 7.1 Nougat operating system, while Nokia Lumia 520 works with Windows Phone 8.1, 8 operating system.
Nokia Lumia 520 has a little more vivid display than ZTE Blade Spark, although it has a much lower resolution of 800 x 480, a really smaller screen and a little inferior quantity of pixels per inch of screen. The ZTE Blade Spark features just a little better processing power than Nokia Lumia 520, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with 1,5 GB more RAM memory and 2 more processing cores.
The ZTE Blade Spark counts with much more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Nokia Lumia 520, because it has 16 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 128 GB. ZTE Blade Spark counts with a really longer battery duration than Lumia 520, because it has 3140mAh of battery capacity instead of 1430mAh.
The Nokia Lumia 520 captures a little bit better pictures and videos than ZTE Blade Spark, although it has a back facing camera with a much worse resolution and a way worse video definition.
The ZTE Blade Spark costs a little more than Lumia 520, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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