Oct 18, 2016 02:10 PM
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The Nokia Lumia 520 has been launched in India at a price of Rs. 10, 000 in April 2013. It sports a 4-inch IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, 1 GHz Qualcomm Krait Dual Core Processor, 512 MB RAM, Adreno 305 GPU, 5 MP Primary Camera, 8 GB internal memory, Expandable Storage Capacity of 64 GB and Windows Phone 8 OS.We often open ‘Windows’ to let fresh air into our homes when the inside air gets stale. The experience is even more refreshing when the outside breeze is pleasant & cold.
One can experience this kind of freshness with mobile phones also. I did as I experienced the Nokia Lumia 520 powered by Windows 8 mobile operating system. This was for the first time I used a Windows OS mobile phone and it has definitely left me impressed.I really enjoyed a lot because this is a phone which brought a change in the gadget market. As we know that the market is preoccupied by android phones but this technology has brought a huge change.
Nokia Lumia 520 is a step forward in this regard. Having launched a Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 in the high-med segment, Nokia Lumia 520 is an attempt to target a segment which derives maximum sales for a cell phone manufacturer. This budget Windows OS phone comes with a 4-inch IPS LCD with a 480x800 pixel resolution at 233ppi which is pretty decent for a budget Nokia smartphone. It doesn’t come with a gorilla glass protection but Nokia claims the screen to be scratch resistant. It is still advised to get a screen protection cover as soon as the purchase is made. The screen quality is fine for a 10k smartphone. The colors/saturation/contrast levels are good which makes the text/pictures to look crisp and sharp. Under the sun legibility is just OK. Touch response is good. One issue which I noticed is that the screen is finger print magnet and does get a little muggy at the end of the day but once you get a screen cover, maintaining screen will be very easy. The screen is surrounded by black glossy edges which enhances the phone’s look.
Nokia Lumia 520 is quite a looker and definitely attracts with its lovely colourful back cover which are also available as spares in different colours to match with say for example colour of your T-shirt or even your mood. The build quality is surprisingly good. The phone weighs around 124 gram and 9.9 thick. The back cover is nicely integrated which gives it a unibody feel. On removing the cover you will find a removable battery and SIM card/SD card slot. Please note that this is a single sim phone. On the front you will find three capacitive buttons for back, start and search operation. The earpiece is placed just above Nokia logo; microphone is nicely tucked on the lower edge of screen. There is no front camera and neither had I expected it to be at first place because of the phone’s price.
The live tiles are resizable. Performance is respectable for a budget smartphone. Navigating through the user interface was snappier with hardly any lag in between. I haven’t played any games on the device so can’t confirm the same for gaming. If you are switching from Android platform, you may feel little uncomfortable with the overall user interface. It’s not that it is not user friendly but just totally different with Android OS hugely popular among masses. Windows 8 mobile OS comes loaded with Nokia proprietary apps like Here Maps, Here Drive and Nokia music. You will get a mobile version of Microsoft Office, skype and email app. Windows Store is still desiring for lots of apps and I am sure developers are working on it considering the increasing popularity of Windows phones. All other basic apps like weather, calendar etc is pre-installed.
