| Local Name | Ascend Y520 |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - Y520-U03, Y520-U33 | HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Y520-U12, Y520-U22 |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Speed | HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| Announced | 2014, December |
| Status | Available. Released 2014, December |
| Dimensions | 134.2 x 67 x 10.2 mm (5.28 x 2.64 x 0.40 in) |
| Weight | 150 g (5.29 oz) |
| SIM | Micro-SIM |
| Display Type | TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors |
| Screen Size | 4.5 inches (~62.1% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 480 x 854 pixels (~218 ppi pixel density) |
| Mulitouch | Yes |
| OS | Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) |
| Chipset | Mediatek MT6572 |
| CPU | Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 |
| GPU | Mali-400 |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) |
| Internal Memory | 4 GB, 512 MB RAM |
| Primary Camera | 5 MP, autofocus, LED flash |
| Camera Features | Geo-tagging |
| Video | 480p@30fps |
| Secondary Camera | VGA |
| Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS |
| Radio | FM radio |
| USB | microUSB v2.0 |
| Sensors | Accelerometer |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML |
| Java | No |
| Features Summary | MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player, MP4/H.264 player, Photo/video editor, Document viewer |
| Battery | Removable Li-Ion 1750 mAh battery |
| Colors | Black, White, Blue, Pink |