Nokia Lumia 520 unboxing video

Nokia seems to be bouncing back quite well at the moment and their Windows Phone 8 powered Lumia range seems to be serving them rather well.

Yesterday I managed to get hold of one of their latest handsets, the Nokia Lumia 520. Pitched as an ‘affordable value smartphone’ it’s the smallest of the range and sits firmly at the bottom end sitting under the Lumia 620 and cheaper by around £50.

There are a few features absent from this model, for example there’s no front facing camera and the rear 5 megapixel shooter has no LED flash for companionship. The former may be of little concern to most but the later may be of concern to many. The camera itself is also not great but usable.

On the more positive side, true to the rest of the range, there are colour options for the 520 and you can change the back cover to update the colour to match your mood. Very important to the fashion conscious I’m sure.

So what we do have is a fairly small and light Windows Phone 8 device that’s actually quite capable.

Check out the unboxing video below to see more.

Lumia 520 video

Nokia Lumia 520 specification:

2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – all versions
3G Network: HSDPA 900 / 2100 – RM-914
Micro-SIM
Dimensions: 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm, 75.7 cc (4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight: 124 g (4.37 oz)
Screen: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours. 480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches (~233 ppi pixel density)
3.5mm jack
Memory Card slot: microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal: 8 GB, 512 MB RAM
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band
Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP
microUSB v2.0
Camera: 5 MP, 2592?1936 pixels, autofocus, check quality
OS: Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8227
CPU: Dual-core 1 GHz
GPU: Adreno 305
Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity
GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Battery: Li-Ion 1430 mAh battery (BL-5J)