Samsung S8530 Wave II vs ZTE Blade A520

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: 5 g lighter

  S8530 Wave II:

  135 g

  Blade A520:

  130 g

• Width

  S8530 Wave II: 11.2 mm narrower

  S8530 Wave II:

  59.8 mm

  Blade A520:

  71 mm

• Screen diagonal

  S8530 Wave II: 1.3 in smaller diagonal

  S8530 Wave II:

  3.7 in

  Blade A520:

  5 in

• Depth

  Blade A520: 3.4 mm thinner

  S8530 Wave II:

  11.8 mm

  Blade A520:

  8.4 mm

• Height

  S8530 Wave II: 20.1 mm shorter

  S8530 Wave II:

  123.9 mm

  Blade A520:

  144 mm

• Release year

  S8530 Wave II:

  2010

  Blade A520:

  2017

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. S8530 Wave II

   Height:

   123.9 mm

   Width:

   59.8 mm

   Depth:

   11.8 mm +3.4 mm versus Blade A520

2. 2. Blade A520

   Height:

   144 mm +20.1 mm versus S8530 Wave II

   Width:

   71 mm +11.2 mm versus S8530 Wave II

   Depth:

   8.4 mm

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. S8530 Wave II

   Screen diagonal:

   3.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   39 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 76.9% more rectangular screen area than S8530 Wave II.

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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

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

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.