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May 2013
(77%)
283 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(20%)
1 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
770100283
The editors liked
Decent camera
Quick performance
Great hardware quality
Very good looking phone with sturdy build & excellent specifications for the price
Good camera & loud loudspeaker
Great social networking integration
Free Nokia services like Nokia Music and obviously stylish & refreshing Windows Phone 8 OS
Great build quality & design
Good Performance
Decent Camera
Battery Life
Touch response and fluid lag free experience
Premium build quality
IPS display
Ease to use
Price tag
Strong build
Affordable
Impressively fluid UI
Responsive touch
Neat design
Good performance
Impressive build
Interchangeable back panels
Crisp 4" IPS supersensitive screen
Sleek and fluid UI
Offline voiceguided Sat Nav
Rich social networking experience
Great sound quality.
Extremely fluid UI
MicroSD slot for upgrading storage to 64GB
Sturdy build that should withstand some abuse
Excellent value for money
Good build quality and design
Performance
Price
Good
Sturdy design
Good value for money
Bundled Nokia apps
Apart from twice the RAM of the Lumia 510
Lumia 520 packs 8 GB on board storage and can support up to a 64 GB micro SD card in the memory slot. Surprisingly
Nokia has removed the stereo FM radio module
Which existed in the Lumia 510. Other than that
L
Killer price
Decent specs
Windows Phone 8 and Nokia apps
The editors didn't like
No front camera
No LED flash
512MB RAM
To cut down the price
Nokia has excluded some important features like the front camera
Secondary microphone
LED flash & as there is no compass
Nokia City Lens doesn’t work. Not all the features of the OS are available on this phone like Lumia 620
The Nokia Lumia 520 is the best smartphone we've ever used in its price-range. It handled general smartphone functionalities quite well across the board and even surprised us a couple of times. Anyone looking for an affordable smartphone experience sho...
Outstanding value for money, Long list of features, Compact design
512MB of RAM won't run all games, No front-facing camera, Battery life could be better
If you can live without a front-facing camera, the Nokia Lumia 520 is the best value for money smartphone on the market. It packs in a wealth of features for its low asking price and sacrifices very little in the process...
Abstract: The Nokia Lumia 520 is the company's cheapest Windows Phone to date. Set to retail for less than US$200 when it hits the market sometime in Q2, it represents excellent value for money.The Lumia 520 is immediately identifiable as a Lumia phone. It follows ...
Published: 2013-05-07, Author: Ross , review by: pcworld.co.nz
Outstanding value for money, Long list of features, Compact design
512MB of RAM won't run all games, No front-facing camera, Battery life could be better
If you can live without a front-facing camera, the Nokia Lumia 520 is the best value for money smartphone on the market. It packs in a wealth of features for its low asking price and sacrifices very little in the process...
Excellent spec muscles to back up a very affordable pricetag, virtually all of the Windows Phone 8 apps run on it, runs the latest version of Windows Phone, sturdy build quality, supports large memory cards up to 64 GB in size, and plenty of connectivity
Overall performance is a bit laggy compared to Nokia's other Lumia devices, the rear-facing camera is not up to par with Espoo's usually excellent standards, screen is very reflective when used outdoors, and feels kind of cheap compared to the rest of the
Cheap, Replaceable back cover and battery, Window Phone 8 runs fine
Mediocre camera, Lack of light sensor, magnetometer (compass), NFC, and LED flash, Small RAM not sufficient for heavy apps
Even though Nokia Lumia 520 is almost a year old now, it still holds up very well, especially when compared with similarly-priced Android devices. It was so successful that Nokia had to release an interim refresh in the form of Lumia 525 just four months...
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Published: 2014-02-13, Author: Sophie , review by: stuff.tv/my/
Cheap, Nokia's camera, Drive and music apps are ace, Decent battery life
Feels cheap, So-so screen, Sporadically slow
If it's Windows Phone on a budget you want, the Lumia 520 is it.Everything about this smartphone - screen, camera, battery life - is just about good enough to raise it above the usual cheap suspects. And with Nokia's ace apps and colourful back covers, th...
The Nokia Lumia 520 is an excellent, inexpensive phone for checking up on your social media platforms and e-mails quickly and efficiently. The Windows 8 live tiles also gives you quick updates without having to actually go into the app, saving you time, ...
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Published: 2013-08-29, Author: Vernon , review by: vernonchan.com
Excellent value, Good display, Expandable storage, Changeable covers, Commendable battery life
Only 5MP main camera, No frontfacing camera, Limited apps due to limited RAM, Windows Phone still lags in app selection
Despite being the the entry-level smartphone in the Lumia family, the Lumia 520 is an excellent value buy for those seeking a “cheap and cheerful” device (yes it exists). Packing an impressive punch with little money, the Lumia 520 matches almost everythi...
