alcatel Idol Mini vs Nokia Lumia 520

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Idol Mini: 28 g lighter

  Idol Mini:

  96 g

  Lumia 520:

  124 g

• Width

  Idol Mini: 2 mm narrower

  Idol Mini:

  62 mm

  Lumia 520:

  64 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Lumia 520: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  Idol Mini:

  4.3 in

  Lumia 520:

  4 in

• Chipset

  Idol Mini:

  Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)

  Lumia 520:

  Qualcomm MSM8227

• Depth

  Idol Mini: 2 mm thinner

  Idol Mini:

  7.9 mm

  Lumia 520:

  9.9 mm

• Height

  Lumia 520: 7.2 mm shorter

  Idol Mini:

  127.1 mm

  Lumia 520:

  119.9 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Idol Mini

   Height:

   127.1 mm +7.2 mm versus Lumia 520

   Width:

   62 mm

   Depth:

   7.9 mm

2. 2. Lumia 520

   Height:

   119.9 mm

   Width:

   64 mm +2 mm versus Idol Mini

   Depth:

   9.9 mm +2 mm versus Idol Mini

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Idol Mini

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

2. 2. Lumia 520

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

Idol Mini has approximately 11.9% more rectangular screen area than Lumia 520.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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