Lava Iris Atom 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.

  • Weight

    Iris Atom: 20 g lighter

    Iris Atom:
    110 g
    Blade A520:
    130 g
  • Width

    Iris Atom: 7.8 mm narrower

    Iris Atom:
    63.2 mm
    Blade A520:
    71 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Iris Atom: 1 in smaller diagonal

    Iris Atom:
    4 in
    Blade A520:
    5 in
  • Depth

    Blade A520: 1.3 mm thinner

    Iris Atom:
    9.7 mm
    Blade A520:
    8.4 mm
  • Height

    Iris Atom: 18.5 mm shorter

    Iris Atom:
    125.5 mm
    Blade A520:
    144 mm
  • Release year

    Iris Atom:
    2015
    Blade A520:
    2017

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. Iris Atom

    Height:
    125.5 mm
    Width:
    63.2 mm
    Depth:
    9.7 mm +1.3 mm versus Blade A520
  2. 2. Blade A520

    Height:
    144 mm +18.5 mm versus Iris Atom
    Width:
    71 mm +7.8 mm versus Iris Atom
    Depth:
    8.4 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Iris Atom

    110 g

  2. 2. Blade A520

    130 g

    +20 g versus Iris Atom

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. Iris Atom

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²
  2. 2. Blade A520

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

Blade A520 has approximately 51.3% more rectangular screen area than Iris Atom.

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.

Iris Atom: Original memory entry

8 GB · 512 MB 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. Iris Atom

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB

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. Iris Atom

    1550 mAh

  2. 2. Blade A520

    2400 mAh

    +850 mAh versus Iris Atom

Specifications

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1. Iris Atom2. Blade A520

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Iris Atom, Blade A520.
SpecificationIris AtomBlade A520
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 125.5 Х 63.2 Х 9.7 mm
  • 144 Х 71 Х 8.4 mm
Weight
  • 110 g
  • 130 g
Technology Unknown
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1550 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
  • Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Iris Atom, Blade A520.
SpecificationIris AtomBlade A520
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors Unknown
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 57.4%
  • 67.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 294 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Iris Atom, Blade A520.
SpecificationIris AtomBlade A520
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • 8 MP or 2 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Iris Atom, Blade A520.
SpecificationIris AtomBlade A520
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz
  • Quad-core 1.25 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-T720MP2
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 27862
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 517
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1442
General specs
General specs — specifications for Iris Atom, Blade A520.
SpecificationIris AtomBlade A520
Release date
  • 2015
  • December
  • 2017
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 80 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Iris Atom, Blade A520.
SpecificationIris AtomBlade A520
SIM card
  • Dual SIM
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  • 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
  • HSPA
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • No
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • EDR
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Iris Atom, Blade A520.
SpecificationIris AtomBlade A520
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Iris Atom, Blade A520.
SpecificationIris AtomBlade A520
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer For India
  • Sensors Accelerometer