Nokia Lumia 520: A budget Friendly Window Phone 8 handset

 Nokia Lumia 520: A budget Friendly Window Phone 8 handset. Nokia has unveiled another Windows phone device called the Lumia 520. It is a budget friendly device and the successor of the Lumia 520. The new handset from Nokia has got lots of features from its predecessor. It got some improved features as well. The company has upgraded the RAM from 512MB to 1GB. It also supports a number of apps at once. It offers additional memory for gaming apps as the Nokia’s YouTube promo revealed.

The company has also included Nokia Black software Windows Phone 8 to the Lumia 525, which carries some new features to the phone such as a revised version of Glance, it brings  notifications and other information on the sleep screen. The company has also updated the camera software and Bluetooth 4.0 LE. The Nokia Lumia 525 features a 4 inch display with WVGA 800x480 pixels resolution and is protected by Gorilla Glass. It sis powered by a dual-core processor clogged at 1 GHz. It includes a 1 GB of RAM, 8GB of built-in storage.

that is expandable with the help of MicroSD. It features a 5 mega pixel auto-facus camera on the back that is capable of 720p video recording with updated Smart Cam, Cinemagraph, and Glam Me photo tools. There is no secondary camera, the phone also lacks LED flash. The Nokia Lumia 525 has Swappable covers in orange, yellow and white, which means you can remove the backing and add your favorite color back cover.

It has a 1,430 mAh battery. In terms of connectivity the handset includes a Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, FM Radio, microUSB 2.0,3G and No NFE (Near Field Communication) . It is 9.9 mm thick in size and weight is 124 g.

Here have a look at the complete specifications of the phone:

 4 inch LCD display with WVGA resolution

Gorilla Glass protection

 Nokia’s Black Software Windows Phone 8

Ghz dual-core SnapDragon S4 processor

1 GB RAM

8 GB built-in storage

expandable with MicroSD card

5 megapixel rear-camera with 720p HD video recording

Wi-Fi,

Bluetooth 4.0

microUSB 2.0

GPS and 3G

FM Radio

1,430 mAh battery

9.9mm thick

124g heavy

Available colors: Orange, Yellow,White and Black
The device will be available first in Singapore starting from 14^th December, with the different color flavors including gloss orange, white, yellow and matte black. It will retail with the price of of SGD249,  €146  or  £122. You can purchase the device at Nokia Stores and Nokia Solution Partners.
As above mentioned the handset is budget friendly and has low-end features, which mean the phone will retail globally in the near future. There are also some reports which suggested that unlike its variant 520 the Lumia 525 will not be sold in the UK.

Some reports said that it will be released in Africa, China, the Middle East, India and Vietnam. It will also be sold in Europ and the US sometimes later.

We will keep you inform about the arrival of the Lumia handset in Pakistan, till  then stay tuned with us……………