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| 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
ZTE Blade Spark is a little bit better than Lumia 520, getting a 57.4 score against 54.3. ZTE Blade Spark is a much newer and a bit thinner cellphone than the Lumia 520, although it's noticeably heavier. The ZTE Blade Spark counts with Android 7.1 Nougat operating system, while Lumia 520 has Windows Phone 8.1, 8 operating system.
The Nokia Lumia 520 features a little more vivid display than ZTE Blade Spark, although it has a lot smaller screen, a little less pixels per screen inch and a much lower resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. ZTE Blade Spark counts with a bit faster processor than Lumia 520, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and more CPU cores.
Lumia 520 has a bit better camera than ZTE Blade Spark, although it has a much lower resolution camera and a much worse 1280x720 (HD) video resolution. ZTE Blade Spark has a much better storage for applications and games than Nokia Lumia 520, because it has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB and more internal storage.
ZTE Blade Spark has a really longer battery lifetime than Lumia 520, because it has 3140mAh of battery capacity against 1430mAh.
The ZTE Blade Spark costs a bit more money than Nokia Lumia 520, but you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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