Nokia C6 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

    Blade A520: 20 g lighter

    C6:
    150 g
    Blade A520:
    130 g
  • Width

    C6: 18 mm narrower

    C6:
    53 mm
    Blade A520:
    71 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    C6: 1.8 in smaller diagonal

    C6:
    3.2 in
    Blade A520:
    5 in
  • Depth

    Blade A520: 8.4 mm thinner

    C6:
    16.8 mm
    Blade A520:
    8.4 mm
  • Height

    C6: 31 mm shorter

    C6:
    113 mm
    Blade A520:
    144 mm
  • Release year

    C6:
    2010
    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. C6

    Height:
    113 mm
    Width:
    53 mm
    Depth:
    16.8 mm +8.4 mm versus Blade A520
  2. 2. Blade A520

    Height:
    144 mm +31 mm versus C6
    Width:
    71 mm +18 mm versus C6
    Depth:
    8.4 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. C6

    150 g

    +20 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. C6

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    28.2 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 144.1% more rectangular screen area than C6.

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.

C6: Original memory entry

240 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. C6

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

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. C6

    1200 mAh

  2. 2. Blade A520

    2400 mAh

    +1200 mAh versus C6

Specifications

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1. C62. Blade A520

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for C6, Blade A520.
SpecificationC6Blade A520
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 113 Х 53 Х 16.8 mm
  • 144 Х 71 Х 8.4 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 130 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 360 x 640 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 240 MB
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
  • Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for C6, Blade A520.
SpecificationC6Blade A520
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 28.2 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 47.1%
  • 67.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 229 PPI
  • 294 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for C6, Blade A520.
SpecificationC6Blade A520
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • QVGA
  • 8 MP or 2 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for C6, Blade A520.
SpecificationC6Blade A520
Processor CPU
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
  • 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 C6, Blade A520.
SpecificationC6Blade A520
Release date
  • 2010
  • April
  • 2017
  • March
Colors
  • White
  • Black
  • Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 120 EUR
  • 80 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 384 h (2G) / Up to 384 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G) Music play - Up to 30 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for C6, Blade A520.
SpecificationC6Blade A520
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • 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 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • 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
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.20 W/kg (head) 1.21 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.05 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for C6, Blade A520.
SpecificationC6Blade A520
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for C6, Blade A520.
SpecificationC6Blade A520
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Voice command/dial -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer