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Nokia Lumia 520

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Released · May 19, 2015

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Availability
Officially announced	Feb 25, 2013
MSRP	$ 184 / € 139

Design
Dimensions	4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 inches 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
Weight	4.37 oz (124.0 g)
Features	Interchangeable covers
Keys	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Black, Yellow, Red, White

Display
Size	4.0-inch, 58.46% screen-to-body
Type	IPS LCD
Resolution	800x480px, 235 PPI
Colors	16 777 216

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	67 (Poor)
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Hardware
System chip	Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227
Processor	Dual-core 1000 MHz Krait
GPU	Adreno 305
Memory	0.5GB/8GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 64 GB
OS	Windows Phone

Battery
Type	1430 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	5 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal length: 28 mm
Video recording	720p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.0
WLAN	b,g,n Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location	GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Additional microphone(s)	Noise cancellation

Cellular
3G	Bands 5, 2, 1
Data Speed	HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type	Micro SIM
This device has different variants: View all

Phone Features
Notifications	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval	Date approved: Mar 06, 2013 FCC ID value: QTLRM-915
Measured SAR	Head: 0.86 W/kg Body: 0.88 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.26 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.21 W/kg

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Alternative variants

Differences from the main variant:
3G	Bands 8, 1

Carrier Availability

Discontinued

AT&T
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News

The entry level Nokia Lumia 520 has been the most popular Windows Phone model for years. The device was originally unveiled at MWC 2013, and became available in early April of that year. The unit came with Windows Phone 8 out of the box and was updat...

Remember the Nokia Lumia 520? For years it has been the most popular Windows Phone device

Back in 2013, the entry-level Nokia Lumia 520 was the most popular Windows Phone handset in the world. 28 months later, the little handset that could is still the most widely used Windows Phone model in the world. The latest data comes from cross-pro...

Nokia Lumia 520 remains the world's most popular Windows Phone model

A 4-inch, 480 x 800 pixel resolution IPS display, a dual-core processor clocked at 1GHz, measly 512MB of RAM, and an underwhelming, 5-megapixel camera — those are the specs the most popular Windows Phone device carries, according to the latest ...

The most popular Windows Phone device probably isn't what you'd expect

A couple of tweets sent out today by Microsoft India contain some interesting news. The most popular Windows Phone ever, the entry-level Nokia Lumia 520, has received the Lumia Denim update in India. That makes it the only model in the country to hav...

Microsoft India says that all Lumias (in India?) will have Lumia Denim by the end of this month

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Overall User Rating

(20 reviews)

8.3

Build quality

8.6

Camera quality

7.3

Performance

8.8

Display

8.6

Battery life and charging

8.4

Androidperson

Arena Apprentice

It wasn't too bad, not too good

Posted: Aug 13, 2020, 3:32 PM

Phone owned for less than a year

Screen is OK size but could be better. I don't like Windows Phone as it lacks app support. The phone is very durable with no cracks on the screen, but the lens are cracked. I got a lot of use out of it and had a lot of fun with it. Once it got bricked by a BSOD and had to reset it and lost all my stuff on it though.

MediKron

Arena Apprentice

One of the best budget phones of it's time

Edited: May 29, 2016, 4:34 AM

Phone owned for more than a year

This device never, ever let me down, not like some previous phones or some newer ones. It was a low end phone, therefore I was aware of it is features, but they were quite satisfying. And Windows 8/8.1 was just perfect.

QuirkyParasite4