Nokia Lumia 520 : Price in Philippines

Announced in 2013 during the Mobile World Congress alongside Nokia Lumia 710, the Lumia 520 may look like another budget smartphone but it was considered as the bestselling Windows phone device. The main difference from its predecessor is that it boasts of the latest Microsoft Windows Phone 8 software.

Popularity in the Philippines

Although there were some Filipinos who were disappointed with the Nokia Lumia 510, the Lumia 520 made it all up to them with its really impressive features. It was really a smart move for the brand to come up with a budget smartphone with better specs. It probably endeared them more to the Filipinos who will always have a soft spot for the mobile handset giant.

Product Description

The Nokia Lumia 520 features a 4.0 inch super sensitive touchscreen display with Brightness Control, Orientation Sensor, and Lumia Color Profile. It comes with several sensors including Ambient Light Sensor, Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor. The resolution is 800 x 480 pixels.

It runs on Microsoft Windows Phone 8 and is powered by 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual core processor and has 512MB RAM and 8GB internal memory, which can be expanded up to 64 MB via the micro SD card slot. Free cloud storage of 7GB is also provided.

The device is designed for comfort and convenience with dedicated hardware keys that include Power /Lock Key, Volume Keys, and a Camera Key. It fits nicely in your hand and boasts of a nice finish. The back cover comes in an array of colours including Yellow, Blue, Black, Red, and White. It also comes with a removable 1,430mAh battery and connects to 2G and 3G networks as well as WiFi and Bluetooth.

Material used to build the smartphone is free of PVC, BFR and nickel on the product surface. Lumia 520 is also energy efficient with automatic screen brightness, battery saver feature and energy efficient charger. It is also 100% recoverable as materials and energy. Even the packaging is eco-friendly containing up to 60% recycled material. The smartphone has a primary 5MP camera with no flash but with auto focus and two stage capture key as well as 4x digital zoom, touch focus, landscape orientation, face recognition, full screen viewfinder, geo tagging and center weighted auto exposure. This smartphone is capable of shooting 720p video and zooming to 4x. It has several video white balance modes including Cloudy, Fluorescent, Automatic, daylight and Incandescent. The video camera features, meanwhile, include video streaming and video recording with video zoom, continuous auto focus and video light.

The Lumia 520 comes built in music applications including Nokia Mix radio with audio features that include Album graphics display, Cloud music offline playback, Podcasts, Audio Streaming and Music player. It is capable or audio/voice recording and supports many file formats.

In terms of productivity features, the Lumia 520 comes with Digital Clock, Calculator, Calendar, Clock, Notes, Alarm, Reminders, Phonebook, Family Room, Kid’s Corner, Social networks in Phonebook, Wallet and a To Do List. For the business folks, there are several apps you would find useful including Excel, Word, OneNote and PowerPoint. You can synchronize data with Exchange ActiveSync, Mac Connector SW and Zune PC SW and sync content with Calendar, Video, Pictures, Music, and Contacts. Email and messaging is accomplished via several email solutions including Gmail, Nokia, Hotmail and Yahoo Mail. You can view and edit email attachments as well.

The Nokia Lumia 520 boasts of a couple of GPS and Navigation features and services including HERE Drove, HERE Maps and HERE Transit. You can check out public transportation routing guides, routing options and save favourite destinations as well as view offline maps, share and get directions to places and free turn by turn walk navigation. Price is about Php 10 800.

Pros

The Nokia Lumia 520 will not disappoint with its gorgeous finish, excellent screen quality, powerful processor, efficient interface and responsiveness. It also enjoyed a boost with its micro SD card slot. With such features, it is also surprisingly affordable.

Cons

Some issues with the sound quality and screen resolution have been raised by some users.

Recommendation/ Conclusion

The Nokia Lumia 520 earned the title bestselling Windows Phone device in 2013 for a reason. If you are looking for a smartphone which can deliver on its promise, this is the phone for you.