Sharp SH530U vs ZTE Blade A3

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

  Blade A3: 5.2 mm narrower

  SH530U:

  81 mm

  Blade A3:

  75.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  SH530U: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  SH530U:

  5 in

  Blade A3:

  5.5 in

• Chipset

  SH530U:

  Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)

  Blade A3:

  Mediatek MT6737T (28 nm)

• Depth

  Blade A3: 1.7 mm thinner

  SH530U:

  9.9 mm

  Blade A3:

  8.2 mm

• Height

  SH530U: 5.9 mm shorter

  SH530U:

  146.5 mm

  Blade A3:

  152.4 mm

• Release year

  SH530U:

  2012

  Blade A3:

  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. SH530U

   Height:

   146.5 mm

   Width:

   81 mm +5.2 mm versus Blade A3

   Depth:

   9.9 mm +1.7 mm versus Blade A3

2. 2. Blade A3

   Height:

   152.4 mm +5.9 mm versus SH530U

   Width:

   75.8 mm

   Depth:

   8.2 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. SH530U

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   71.2 cm²

2. 2. Blade A3

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

Blade A3 has approximately 17.2% more rectangular screen area than SH530U.

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.

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.

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