Huawei Honor Note 10 vs ZTE Blade A520

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    Honor Note 10:
    OLED
    Blade A520:
    LCD
  • Weight

    Blade A520: 100 g lighter

    Honor Note 10:
    230 g
    Blade A520:
    130 g
  • Width

    Blade A520: 14 mm narrower

    Honor Note 10:
    85 mm
    Blade A520:
    71 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Blade A520: 1.95 in smaller diagonal

    Honor Note 10:
    6.95 in
    Blade A520:
    5 in
  • Chipset

    Honor Note 10:
    Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
    Blade A520:
    Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
  • Rear camera layout

    Honor Note 10:
    Dual
    Blade A520:
    Single

Physical size

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. Honor Note 10

    Height:
    177 mm +33 mm versus Blade A520
    Width:
    85 mm +14 mm versus Blade A520
    Depth:
    7.7 mm
  2. 2. Blade A520

    Height:
    144 mm
    Width:
    71 mm
    Depth:
    8.4 mm +0.7 mm versus Honor Note 10

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Honor Note 10

    230 g

    +100 g versus Blade A520

  2. 2. Blade A520

    130 g

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. Honor Note 10

    Screen diagonal:
    6.95 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    18.5:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    122.6 cm²
  2. 2. Blade A520

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²

Honor Note 10 has approximately 77.9% more rectangular screen area than Blade A520.

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.

Honor Note 10: Original memory entry

128 GB · 6/8 GB RAM 64 GB · 6 GB RAM

Blade A520: Original memory entry

16 GB · 2 GB RAM 8 GB · 1 GB RAM

Practical features

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

1. Honor Note 10

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

2. Blade A520

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Battery capacity

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

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Honor Note 10

    5000 mAh

    +2600 mAh versus Blade A520

  2. 2. Blade A520

    2400 mAh

Specifications

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1. Honor Note 102. Blade A520

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Note 10, Blade A520.
SpecificationHonor Note 10Blade A520
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 177 Х 85 Х 7.7 mm
  • 144 Х 71 Х 8.4 mm
Weight
  • 230 g
  • 130 g
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 6.95" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 2220 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 128 GB
  • 6/8 GB RAM 64 GB
  • 6 GB RAM
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 5000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 2400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2
  • Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset
  • Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
  • Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Honor Note 10, Blade A520.
SpecificationHonor Note 10Blade A520
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 122.6 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 18.5:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 81.5%
  • 67.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 355 PPI
  • 294 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Note 10, Blade A520.
SpecificationHonor Note 10Blade A520
Rear camera, main
  • 16 MP
  • Dual
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 16 MP
  • f/1.8
  • PDAF -24 MP B/W
  • PDAF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 8 MP or 2 MP
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Honor Note 10, Blade A520.
SpecificationHonor Note 10Blade A520
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • Quad-core 1.25 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-G72 MP12
  • Mali-T720MP2
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 27862
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 517
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1442
Antutu 8 score *
  • 251297
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Honor Note 10, Blade A520.
SpecificationHonor Note 10Blade A520
Release date
  • 2018
  • July
  • 2017
  • March
Colors
  • Midnight Black
  • Phantom Blue
  • Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 400 EUR
  • 80 EUR
Body build
  • Front/back glass
  • aluminum frame
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Note 10, Blade A520.
SpecificationHonor Note 10Blade A520
SIM card
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO / TD-SCDMA -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 34(2000)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800)
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • 3.1
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • USB On-The-Go
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • LE
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Note 10, Blade A520.
SpecificationHonor Note 10Blade A520
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Others
  • HDR10
  • Dolby Atmos sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Honor Note 10, Blade A520.
SpecificationHonor Note 10Blade A520
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging 4.5V/5A
  • Sensors Accelerometer