Nokia knows what most people want: Windows Phone on the cheap. For the past few months, this is what they’ve been trying to do and that’s exactly what was done with the Lumia 620. A cheap smartphone and an OS which has virtually no lags is a killer combo.
The great news is that Nokia has taken that to even higher (or lower) levels with the Lumia 520. The new Windows Phone runs on the latest version and has a bigger 4 inch display compared to the 3.8 inch screen of the Lumia 620.
Here are the specifications of the phone:
- Microsoft Windows Phone 8 OS
- 4 inch IPS LCD display with resolution of 480 x 800 pixels
- Scratch-resistant and supersensitive display
- 9.9mm thick
- Weight: 124g
- 1Ghz dual-core Snapdragon processor
- 512MB RAM
- 5mp rear-facing camera with 720p video recording (no secondary camera)
- Bluetooth 3.0, microUSB 2.0, GPS, Wifi
- 1430 mAh battery
- Available in White/Black, Cyan, Red and Yellow colours
What’s great about this phone is that it has got a lot of features from the high-end Lumia phones like the Lumia 920, such as super-sensitive display which is usable with gloves or nails too, Cinemagraph, Nokia Here, Nokia Music and more. It will be released in Q2 of 2013 for just about $183 or a bit more or less than Rs. 22K here in Pakistan.
Lumia 620 vs Lumia 520
| Nokia Lumia 520 | Nokia Lumia 620 | |
| OS | Windows Phone 8 | Windows Phone 8 |
| Status | Announced | Released |
| Thickness | 9.9mm | 11mm |
| Weight | 124g | 127g |
| Display size | 4 inch | 3.8 inch |
| Features | Scratch-resistant | ClearBlack |
| Resolution and density | 480 x 800, 233ppi | 480 x 800, 246ppi |
| Super-sensitive display | Yes | No |
| Processor | 1Ghz dual-core Snapdragon | 1Ghz dual-core Snapdragon |
| RAM and storage | 512MB, 8GB expandable | 512MB, 8GB expandable |
| Rear-facing camera | 5mp, 720p video | 5mp with LED Flash, 720p video |
| Front-facing camera | No | VGA |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 3.0, microUSB 2.0, Wifi, GPS | Bluetooth 3.0, microUSB 2.0, Wifi, GPS, NFC |
| Battery | 1430 mAh | 1300 mAh |
| Price | $183 or Rs. 20-22K | Around Rs. 24K |
I think that instead of high-end devices like the Lumia 920, low-end phones like the Lumia 620 and 520 might help Nokia regain its lost crown more.
no no, lumia 620 costs 24k, then how can it be much cheaper by 2k difference?
at least it should have been upto 18k, then we could call it cheaper.