Nokia Lumia 520 specification and prices
The Lumia 520 by Nokia was announced on February 2013 and the first deals appeared on April 2013. This mobile belongs to the lowest price range: the Nokia Lumia 520 price in USA for now is $54.99. The phone is on sale from carriers including AT&T Wireless, Virgin Mobile USA, Metro PCS, Verizon Wireless as well as retailers like Best Buy, Target.
The phone runs on Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradeable to v8.1 - one of the not popular platforms. The phone is equipped with Dual-core 1.0 GHz processor that shows a very high performance. The model runs 512 MB RAM that is not enough for normal usage.
The Lumia 520 has good 5 megapixel primary camera. It will make photos and videos of a good quality but you won't be able to get really great images. To take really great photos Specspro advices you to check the Nokia flagship 5 . Nokia Lumia 520 camera has 2.4 aperture that is a standard size for smartphones. If you like to make photos at night, you won't make quality photos as the camera lets in low light. Lumia 520 also will not suit for capturing fast action shots.
The mobile phone has a rather small 4 inch display size. It means that most part of users will easily use the mobile phone with one hand.
This mobile phone has removable Li-Ion 1430 mAh battery , that will provide up to 360 hours of standby time, about 9 hours of talk time and up to 61 hours of playing music. It is battery life results.
The mobile phone's weight is 124 grams (4.37 oz), it is 119.9 mm (, 75.7 cc 4.72 in) high, 64 mm (2.52 in) wide and has a 9.9 mm (0.39 in) depth which means that this phone is rather thick.
You can purchase Lumia 520 in Yellow, red, cyan or white/black colors.
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- 2013, February
- Available. Released 2013, April
- Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradeable to v8.1
- Qualcomm MSM8227
- Dual-core 1.0 GHz
- Adreno 305
- 5 MP, f/2.4, 28mm, autofocus
- No
- 720p@30fps
- 1/4" sensor size, geo-tagging
- 4.0 inches
- 480 x 800 pixels (~233 ppi pixel density)
- IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Scratch-resistant glass
- Yes
- Removable Li-Ion 1430 mAh battery (BL-5J)
- About 360 h
- About 14 h 40 min / About 9 h 40 min
- About 61 h
- 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm, 75.7 cc (4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
- 124 g (4.37 oz, 0.27 lb)
- Micro-SIM
- Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
- 8 GB, 512 MB RAM
- microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
- v4.0, A2DP, LE/ aptX after WP8 Denim update
- Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
- FM Radio
- microUSB v2.0
- Accelerometer, proximity
- SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
- HTML5
- No
- Yes
- GSM / HSPA
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
- HSDPA 900 / 2100 - RM-914 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-915 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-917
- HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
- Class B
- Up to 236.8 kbps
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