Nokia Lumia 520 review: Best buys

16 April 2013
The Lumia 520 completes the roll call for Nokia’s second generation of Microsoft-powered smartphones. Statistically, this means that every step of their product line, from 5** all the way to 9**, has been backed up by a fresh WP8...

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  • Am9
  • 17 Apr 2013

AnonD-3928, 17 Apr 2013Can you give me an example of any android from a reputed co... moreHe he, Unlimited Nokia music subscription! Good one:). I'll give you an example as soon you show me a Nokia phone capable of running Facetime. LOL!
And about affordable, known brand Android phones, I think you can find some. Maybe like those:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_r_vs_lg_optimus_2x-review-713.php

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    • YQA
    • 17 Apr 2013

    Rofl....... Lumia 520 beats nexus 4 and s3 in sunshine and browser mark...... What a shame.... Imagine what wp8 will do with quad core... It will be total annihilation of android as far as benchmarks go.

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      • YQA
      • 17 Apr 2013

      X, 17 Apr 2013I don't think "entry level" smartphones make much... moreCan you give me an example of any android from a reputed company with dual core krait better than 512mb ram, 5mp cam, 64gb expandable memory and silky smooth performance, plus free navigation and unlimited Nokia music subscription for 180 bucks..... Just give me one phone.... And you are telling that it will be obsolete in 1yr dude budget android are outdated at the time if release only....

      Think before u make a senseless comment.... It just shows your narrow mentality that u just wanna bash Nokia uselessly.

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        • Am9
        • 17 Apr 2013

        Lumpia, 17 Apr 2013From what I hear is, all WP8 phones will be supported up to... moreFrom what I heard, WP9 will be an "unified" OS for phones and tablets, that will run both apps for WinRT and WP8. In order to do that, it will need for sure to have at least 1GB of RAM available(for the RT apps). I don't trust MS promises, see what happened with Skype, and how soon (and well) they provided the WP7.8 update.

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          • Am9
          • 17 Apr 2013

          AnonD-60099, 17 Apr 2013First of all, did you read the review of lumia 520? I fe... moreHow the author knows that? Did he tried them all? For example this:
          http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_rhyme-4132.php

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            • IWU
            • 17 Apr 2013

            X, 17 Apr 2013Galaxy Y and Gio were released in 2011(January for Gio). No... moreFirst of all, did you read the review of lumia 520?

            I fear you didn't.

            Here is what GSMArena said
            "In this price range, you can't get a perfectly smooth Android smartphone, so the light-on-the-hardware Windows Phone 8 is really made to count."

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              • 2Zj
              • 17 Apr 2013

              When will the official GSMarena battery test be uploaded for the lumia 520? I really want to know its battery performance.

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                • 9FE
                • 17 Apr 2013

                AnonD-136805, 17 Apr 2013Does anyone know if a phone with 512mb RAM (lumia 520,620,7... moreFrom what I hear is, all WP8 phones will be supported up to the next WP9. Meaning these phones should get WP9 should it go public.
                But I dont know about the app compability. Maybe the next WP will include apps which only support 1 MB RAM minimum.
                But you will get MS support until maybe the next 1 generation of WP.

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                  • nmM
                  • 17 Apr 2013

                  AnonD-136805, 17 Apr 2013Does anyone know if a phone with 512mb RAM (lumia 520,620,7... moreIt has been noted that all windows phone 8 phone are quaranteed to get the windows phone 9(or blue or windows phone 8.5) either way the next huge update is quaranteed for all windows phone 8 phones.

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                    • 17 Apr 2013

                    Lumpia, 17 Apr 2013So true .... You can even reach for Nokia Asha 311 or other... more......I use smartphones ....not feature phones .........and then again nokia asha 311 has 3" display....I want bigger ...nokia lumia 620 is just perfect for me

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                      • McB
                      • 17 Apr 2013

                      Why is so hugh problem 512 MB Ram memory? Iphone 4s has it also 512MB and wors just fine with lot of applications.

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                        • vGx
                        • 17 Apr 2013

                        Does anyone know if a phone with 512mb RAM (lumia 520,620,720)can be upgraded to future Windows Mobile OS? To me, its the only thing keeping me away from buying this phone. I dont want a phone with outdated OS within just 6 months of buying it.

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                          • vb$
                          • 17 Apr 2013

                          Selling off my 710 and getting a 520.

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                            • 17 Apr 2013

                            Primark, 17 Apr 2013my android phone starmobile astra is around 7000php (170$) ... moreMan we are talking about world wide phones, not just Philippines market.

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                              • mSu
                              • 17 Apr 2013

                              Lumpia, 17 Apr 2013Are you kidding me ? These phones are either CDMA or single... morehtc rhyme is gsm.

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                                • mSu
                                • 17 Apr 2013

                                Lumpia, 17 Apr 2013Are you kidding me ? These phones are either CDMA or single... moreGot them with GSMArena phone finder with the price under 150€.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 17 Apr 2013

                                  X, 17 Apr 2013Galaxy Y and Gio were released in 2011(January for Gio). No... moreyou do not understand what i mean: even now in 2013 we have a bunch of mega-super-laggy androids, horibble,korean,zero style,zero updates in the last 2 years and they are selling and working perfect. so this new lumia is perfect at its price. and the price is going down. this model will be very soon on grey market around 100 euros-100 pounds, free of network. htc 8s is selling with 120 euro on grey market brand new,sealed.it worth every cent

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                                    • 9FE
                                    • 17 Apr 2013

                                    X, 17 Apr 2013Galaxy Y and Gio were released in 2011(January for Gio). No... moreAre you kidding me ? These phones are either CDMA or single core or above $250.

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                                      • 17 Apr 2013

                                      AnonD-92238, 17 Apr 2013If I get a phone for INR 10,000 ..which has a dual core 1 G... moreSo true .... You can even reach for Nokia Asha 311 or others in its class if your want cheaper one ...