Nokia 3250 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.

  • Width

    3250: 21 mm narrower

    3250:
    50 mm
    Blade A520:
    71 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    3250: 2.9 in smaller diagonal

    3250:
    2.1 in
    Blade A520:
    5 in
  • Depth

    Blade A520: 11.4 mm thinner

    3250:
    19.8 mm
    Blade A520:
    8.4 mm
  • Height

    3250: 40.2 mm shorter

    3250:
    103.8 mm
    Blade A520:
    144 mm
  • Release year

    3250:
    2005
    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. 3250

    Height:
    103.8 mm
    Width:
    50 mm
    Depth:
    19.8 mm +11.4 mm versus Blade A520
  2. 2. Blade A520

    Height:
    144 mm +40.2 mm versus 3250
    Width:
    71 mm +21 mm versus 3250
    Depth:
    8.4 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. 3250

    130 g

  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.

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

  1. 1. 3250

    3250: 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.

3250: Original memory entry

10 MB · 64 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. 3250

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 1 GB (dedicated 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. 3250

    1100 mAh

  2. 2. Blade A520

    2400 mAh

    +1300 mAh versus 3250

Specifications

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1. 32502. Blade A520

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 3250, Blade A520.
Specification3250Blade A520
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 103.8 Х 50 Х 19.8 mm
  • 144 Х 71 Х 8.4 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 130 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.1" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 176 x 208 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 10 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 1 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian 9.1
  • Series 60 rel. 3.0
  • Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for 3250, Blade A520.
Specification3250Blade A520
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 14.0 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format Unknown
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 27.0%
  • 67.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 0 PPI
  • 294 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 3250, Blade A520.
Specification3250Blade A520
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • QCIF
  • 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 3250, Blade A520.
Specification3250Blade A520
Processor CPU
  • 235 MHz ARM 9
  • 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 3250, Blade A520.
Specification3250Blade A520
Release date
  • 2005
  • September
  • 2017
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
  • 80 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 245 h Talking time- Up to 3 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for 3250, Blade A520.
Specification3250Blade 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
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • Pop-Port
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • Yes
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.88 W/kg (head) 0.44 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.64 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for 3250, Blade A520.
Specification3250Blade A520
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • FM radio
Others
  • Downloadable screensavers
  • wallpapers
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for 3250, Blade A520.
Specification3250Blade A520
Dop
  • Predictive text input (iTAP) -Bio-rhythm -Stopwatch -Calculator -Voice memo
  • Sensors Accelerometer