Mitac MIO 8870 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

    MIO 8870: 10 g lighter

    MIO 8870:
    120 g
    Blade A520:
    130 g
  • Width

    MIO 8870: 22 mm narrower

    MIO 8870:
    49 mm
    Blade A520:
    71 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    MIO 8870: 2.8 in smaller diagonal

    MIO 8870:
    2.2 in
    Blade A520:
    5 in
  • Depth

    Blade A520: 12.6 mm thinner

    MIO 8870:
    21 mm
    Blade A520:
    8.4 mm
  • Height

    MIO 8870: 34 mm shorter

    MIO 8870:
    110 mm
    Blade A520:
    144 mm
  • Release year

    MIO 8870:
    2004
    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. MIO 8870

    Height:
    110 mm
    Width:
    49 mm
    Depth:
    21 mm +12.6 mm versus Blade A520
  2. 2. Blade A520

    Height:
    144 mm +34 mm versus MIO 8870
    Width:
    71 mm +22 mm versus MIO 8870
    Depth:
    8.4 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. MIO 8870

    120 g

  2. 2. Blade A520

    130 g

    +10 g versus MIO 8870

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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  1. 1. MIO 8870

    MIO 8870: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

  2. 2. Blade A520

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

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.

MIO 8870: Original memory entry

32 MB

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. MIO 8870

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details MMC/SD · up to 1 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. MIO 8870

    1050 mAh

  2. 2. Blade A520

    2400 mAh

    +1350 mAh versus MIO 8870

Specifications

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1. MIO 88702. Blade A520

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for MIO 8870, Blade A520.
SpecificationMIO 8870Blade A520
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 49 Х 21 mm
  • 144 Х 71 Х 8.4 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 130 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.2" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 176 x 220 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32 MB
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • MMC/SD
  • up to 1 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SE Smartphone
  • Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for MIO 8870, Blade A520.
SpecificationMIO 8870Blade A520
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 15.2 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format Unknown
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.3%
  • 67.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 0 PPI
  • 294 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for MIO 8870, Blade A520.
SpecificationMIO 8870Blade A520
Rear camera, main
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs Unknown
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 8 MP or 2 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for MIO 8870, Blade A520.
SpecificationMIO 8870Blade A520
Processor CPU
  • Intel PXA262 200 MHz
  • 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 MIO 8870, Blade A520.
SpecificationMIO 8870Blade A520
Release date
  • 2004
  • Q4
  • 2017
  • March
Colors Unknown
  • Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 80 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 100 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for MIO 8870, Blade A520.
SpecificationMIO 8870Blade A520
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network Unknown
  • 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 Unknown
  • HSPA
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • No
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • Proprietary
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • No
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for MIO 8870, Blade A520.
SpecificationMIO 8870Blade A520
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Others
  • Animated screensavers -Color backgrounds
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for MIO 8870, Blade A520.
SpecificationMIO 8870Blade A520
Dop
  • Infrared port - MP3/MP4 player -Predictive text input -Organizer -Voice memo
  • Sensors Accelerometer