Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Nokia Lumia 520

Nokia just tried to hustle a certain RM-914 model through the FCC, but thanks to an earlier glance at the Fed's Indonesian counterpart POSTEL, we know we're actually looking at the Lumia 520. As the Finnish outfit just announced, that model represents the new low-end of its Windows Phone 8 line, though it's decently spec'd with a dual-core 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, 4-inch 800 x 480 IPS display and 1,430mAh battery. While eschewing LTE, the device will pack various WCDMA and HSPA+ frequencies for 3G, though in this case, we're not looking at WCDMA 900 / 2100 bands, meaning it's indeed a US model. Its next stop ought to be store shelves later this quarter -- followed by your pocket, if the $183 or so WP8 handset rings your bell.

Nokia Lumia 520






specs

  • Smartphone
  • Windows Phone (8)
  • 4 inches
  • 8 GB
  • 5 megapixels
  • T-Mobile
  • 4.69 x 2.52 x 0.39 in
  • 4.37 oz
  • February 25, 2013

General

  • Smartphone
  • Windows Phone (8)
  • Bar
  • Internal

Input

  • Touchscreen (Capacitive [finger])
  • Yes

Power

  • Li-ion (1430 mAh capacity)

Camera

  • 5 megapixels
  • Records video, Contact pictures

Location

  • GPS, WiFi location (A-GPS)

Storage

  • 8 GB
  • microSD

Connectivity

  • 802.11 a, b, g, n
  • WEP, WPA, WPA2
  • 3.0 + HS
  • HSP [headset], HFP [hands-free], A2DP [stereo audio], AVRCP [media control]

Media

  • Yes
  • AAC, MP3, WAV, WMA
  • AVI, h.264 / AVC, MPEG-4, WMV
  • Streaming / internet
  • BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF

Messaging

  • Yes
  • Yes

Browser and email

  • HTML
  • POP3, IMAP, Push email (Exchange, Hotmail)

Sync

  • OTA sync
  • Windows (7, Vista, XP, 64-bit, 64-bit, 64-bit), Mac OS (OS X)

Apps

  • Alarm, Calculator, Calendar, Document editor, IM, Maps, Notes, Stocks, Stopwatch, Tasks / to-dos, Voice recorder, Weather
  • Other

Rings / alerts

  • Polyphonic, MP3 / audio, Contact ringtones
  • Yes
  • Yes