Nokia Lumia 521 Review

Nokia Lumia 521 is a mid-end phone released in 2013, packed with a 5 megapixels back-facing camera, a great performance 1 GHz Dual-Core CPU and a 4" display. Let's take a closer view of what this phone can do.

Nokia decided to build this phone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 system chip, backed up by a fast Dual-Core processing unit running at 1000 megahertz and 512 MB of RAM. Collaborating with graphic intensive applications and games, it also counts with a 450 MHz Adreno 305 graphics processing unit. A good advantage of this device is the 8 GB quite large internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card, which allows the user to store a couple hundred games and applications without any problem.

The Nokia Lumia 521 is sold in a nice range of color variations like black, yellow, red and white. This device is thin and stilized, with a thickness of just 0.39". Nokia appears to have forgotten about weight optimization in this 4.37 oz cellphone.

Nokia equipped this phone with a interesting 4-inches screen, and a 800 x 480 resolution, which makes it hard to see the pixels taking part of the screen. Its screen uses IPS LCD capacitive technology, and allows multi-touch for gestures like pinch and zoom.

This cellphone includes Wi-Fi connectivity (which it can share with other devices as a mobile hotspot), HSPA+ 4G data connection, that is not as fast as LTE networks and 3G fast data connection, supported by HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS and EDGE technologies. This phone uses a Micro SIM card for GSM services.

This device only features a 5 MP back side camera. This cellphone can also capture 1280x720 HD videos at 30 frames per second. Additionally, the camera counts with geo tagging and auto-focus.

The Lumia 521 also includes some cool features as Bluetooth and GPS (Global Positioning System), and a few sensors likeLight Sensor, Proximity Sensor and Accelerometer.

This cellphone uses a medium capacity 1430 mAh Li-Ion battery, which is not really enough for a demanding phone like this.

This cellphone is being sold for about 149 dollars, which is very expensive for a phone this level. This cellphone is a good choice for you if you want a social device. When buying this cellphone you also receive Printed material, Nokia Charging and Data Cable CA-189CD, Nokia Stereo Headset WH-108, High Efficiency Charger AC-20 and Nokia Battery BL-5J 1430mAh.