Flashback: Nokia Lumia 520 was smoother than any Android twice its price

07 October 2019
That's largely because the price was as low as we've seen on smartphones - it started at $100 and regularly went for around $50.

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  • Nasir
  • PBJ
  • 09 Oct 2019

Still I miss my Lumia...

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    • 820 lumia
    • 8r$
    • 08 Oct 2019

    Had lumia 820 for 2 years this OS didn't had apps, you had download 3rd party apps to get pretty common apps. meanwhile Microsoft released their own apps for Android ios, but not to their own os... They killed their own OS!!!

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      • Gee
      • nE0
      • 08 Oct 2019

      Anonymous, 08 Oct 2019This is quite short-sighted. Many people use the argument t... moreWell said Sir.

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        • X%B
        • 08 Oct 2019

        I miss the good old windows phone UI. Just imagine a Snapdragon 855 with windows, Smoothe

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          • noMan
          • XSH
          • 08 Oct 2019

          Well, I used to play Asphalt 8 10+ hours a day on my 520 for more than a year. Never had a lag or anything. My Nexus 6p never satisfied me that much considering the price. Currently using a note 9, yet I still miss those days.

            I had the Nokia 925 and I loved it. Great battery life and I loved the Windows interface. It was innovative if nothing else - I would probably still have it if Windows had stayed in the game. I have Blackberry Keyone now and I have an app that simulates the Windows launcher.

              Anonymous, 08 Oct 2019"with a buttery smooth UI" I had this phone and it's UI ... moreI am not what "buttery smooth" means but I always liked the tile interface of windows phones.

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                • AnonD-819322
                • 3aW
                • 08 Oct 2019

                Walter C. Dornez, 07 Oct 2019Damn, I still have my 520, but forgot the password and I do... morePretty sure there are ways to retrieve your data, search it up.

                  Anonymous, 08 Oct 2019"with a buttery smooth UI" I had this phone and it's UI ... moreI'd be curious where you heard that from. Windows Phone was by far the most smooth UI I'd experienced in its time, and I've tried high end phones with every modern phone OS.

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                    • Goutham K
                    • t1%
                    • 08 Oct 2019

                    I am guessing that new Nokia will not replace that Nokia which we loved...............

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                      • Anonymous
                      • mtj
                      • 08 Oct 2019

                      "with a buttery smooth UI"

                      I had this phone and it's UI was never "buttery smooth".

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                        • Dara
                        • uM%
                        • 08 Oct 2019

                        you try to wake dead phone , ..

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                          • flower
                          • 0nD
                          • 08 Oct 2019

                          oh, yeah, winphone was an amazing OS

                            To be honest I still haven't forgiven Microsoft for quiting on Windows mobile. The smoothness, flawless and unique experience was really futuristic.
                            Why the hell can't the windows RT, 8 or S be giving the ability to make and receive calls?
                            Really sad, I need explanations

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                              • Anonymous
                              • DkP
                              • 08 Oct 2019

                              Smooth Ui..just for some stupid tiles..hmm

                                Back then...the world was black and white in color...

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • Q6x
                                  • 08 Oct 2019

                                  Me and my family loved our Lumia 520's. Smooth and good battery life; decent camera too. Love the dedicated camera button. Ultimately, I had to move to Android due to lack of Windows mobile apps.

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                                    • wetfu
                                    • AB5
                                    • 08 Oct 2019

                                    my 520 just got bricked all of a sudden,, but the audio output from this device was phenomenal

                                      I owned three Windows Phones.

                                      2011 - Samsung Focus
                                      2015 - Nokia Lumia 635
                                      2016 - Microsoft Lumia 640

                                      I don't miss Windows Phone at all. No Dasher app to do DoorDash, no thanks. The app selection was atrocious. It was a fluid UI compared to Android like six years ago. But I put more importance to apps than fluidity.

                                      My 640 had an excellent camera for a $30 phone though. I do sorta miss that one because it also had one of the best receptions I ever had. Nokia is a master in that area. Still, I'm happy with my Android phones.

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                                        • FreedaBees
                                        • nyx
                                        • 08 Oct 2019

                                        I have a 720 and still use it with HERE Maps for GPS navigation in my car. It's better than the 520 because the screen is larger and brighter and it has greater battery endurance.