Sony Ericsson Z520

Released 2005, June
96g, 24mm thickness
Feature phone
16MB storage, no card slot
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1.8"
128x160 pixels
0.3MP
Video recorder
900mAh

Z520i - GSM 900/1800/1900 in Europe and Asia
Z520a - GSM 850/900/1800/1900 in America

Network	Technology	GSM
	2G bands	GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Z520i
		GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Z520a
	GPRS	Class 10
	EDGE	No

Launch	Announced	2005, June
Launch	Status	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	93 x 46 x 24 mm (3.66 x 1.81 x 0.94 in)
	Weight	96 g (3.39 oz)
	SIM	Mini-SIM

Display	Type	TFT, 65K colors
	Size	1.8 inches, 29 x 35 mm, 10.2 cm² (~23.8% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	128 x 160 pixels (~114 ppi density)
		Second external CSTN display 4096 colors (101 x 80 pixels) Wallpapers, screensavers

Memory	Card slot	No
	Phonebook	500 x 8 fields, Photo call
	Call records	30 received, dialed and missed calls
	Internal	16MB

Main Camera	Single	VGA
	Video	Yes

Selfie camera		No

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes
	Alert types	Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, AAC ringtones, composer
	3.5mm jack	No

Comms	WLAN	No
	Bluetooth	2.0
	Positioning	No
	Infrared port	Yes
	Radio	No
	USB	Proprietary

Features	Sensors
	Messaging	SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
	Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML
	Games	Yes + downloadable
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.0
		MP3/MP4 player Photo editor Exchangeable covers Organizer SyncML

Battery	Type	Removable Li-Ion 900 mAh battery (BST-37)
	Stand-by	Up to 400 h
	Talk time	Up to 9 h

Misc	Colors	Light Blue, Pale Purple, Pale Pink, Pale Yellow
	SAR	1.47 W/kg (head) 0.70 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.96 W/kg (head)
	Price	About 70 EUR

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Sony Ericsson Z520 - user opinions and reviews

Jovan micev
psD
26 Apr 2026

Maybe we can get a

Anonymous
iGg
16 Sep 2025

The worst internal design flaws on a Sony Ericsson phone, a resistor falls off once you drop it, causing the screen to go blank.

Tom
pYw
28 Jun 2023

This was my first phone with some system. My mother gave it to me for Christmas. Good one.When you started it it showed a SE dissapearing logo animation. Well fit in hand when you use it and smooth design in my opinion. After cca 3 years of active us...