4.4

If you want to have a good phone at the price of around 7,500, then it is strongly recommended. I can assure you guys that no brand can give you that much feature in this price, it has everything in this price. I have used all Samsung phones under 15000 thousand all were failed compare to this.

Advantages--- 5 mp camera, awesome camera, full hd, has lot's of feature's in camera.

screen touch is smooth.

never hang up

great battery back up

you can play full hd video even 1080 rip ( most of the phone doesn't support in this price)

Great sound quality

stylish desktop which helps to open any application quickly.

Disadvantage-- no front camera -- This is the only disadvantage I felt in this phone.

All and all it has everything!!!

I got this phone for my father and I'm happy with the buy. My father is a first time smartphone user and he's getting used to the functioning of the phone very fast as the interface is very simple and clean. This phone fulfils his requirements perfectly, which are limited to listening music and browsing at the moment. This phone has worked perfectly till date without misbehaving even once.
Considering the competition in the market in this price range which included several phones with low end hardware running on sluggish and resource hungry android, this Windows phone was a logical purchase. With the 8.0 OS becoming more open and uncluttered as compared to the 7.5, the performance is very smooth and the balance between the hardware and the OS is perfect.With the 8.1 update round the corner this beautiful product can only get better.

The phone has a rugged and solid feel to it, miles ahead of products dished out by the likes of Samsung in this price range. If you are looking for a phone under 8k you should go for it.

When I searched for a smartphone I looked for
1. Stunning display with good viewing angle
2. Smooth touch
3. Good AF Camera
4. Simple UI
5. Office suit
6. Long operation without heating up.
Lumia 520 has all the features I looked for and it comes under my budget below 8K.
Lumia 520 is good for
Stunning display
Ultra smooth touch
No lag
Luxury design
AF camera
Windows OS
Nokia brand value

It's bad for
No stop button in music player!!! But u can pause it.
Can't remove SD card without removing battery
No Gallery/File Manager
Camera quality is not good in low light condition
No pre-installed apps, games, video, audio, wallpaper.
No profile management
Difficult call history management. No call duration summary
No distinction between Incoming/Outgoing/Missed calls
To set a song as ring tone u need an app.
To change ur device name, u need a computer
Single volume control for all types of sound; ring tone, alarm tone, music player, alerts
Can't zoom or pause while recording video
Can't delete multiple messages from a thread in one go.
Without internet it is nothing

As with all nokia phones, solid construction and great battery life. I personally love windows so it is what I wanted. but considering what you pay if you compare to android phones in the market it is smaller in screen size and probably less features. great for everyday use as a normal touchscreen phone with smart options. only drawback is micro sim, so you have to get the sim cut and if you are planning to flip to other phones you will have a problem with the sim

All of us have used different mobile phones in our life but its always Nokia that has never failed to deliver its promise of peace of mind to the users.

Thanks Nokia for the great products and competitive pricing.

A more powerful battery would be a good to have and perhaps another USP for Nokia.

Though there are not many free apps available for windows 8 phones, this mobile is still a good purchase if your main usage is to use it as phone. On a good day, taking 2-3 calls lasting 2-3 hrs with little web browsing using wifi and listening to music for about 2 hrs the battery will last for about 2 to 2.5 days. I havent tested the GPS feature yet. Overall good value for money purchase.

HI All,

Bought Nokia Lumia 520 on 15 Feb from Gadgets guru.
First of all thanks to amazon for great packaging and fast delivery.

I used it for more than 20 days and i can rate mobile as 4.

Below are the prons and cos.

Pros
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1) Basic windows phone-good UI if you are not attracted by Android UI.

2)Good battery life of more tan 1 day with average usage.

3)HD Diplay compared with different basic phones at this range 8k-10k .

4)suffecient 512 MB RAM for decent use and internal 8Gb(user can ger >5Gb) expandable upto 64Gb(I inserted 8 GB) working fine.

5) Camera is good in day light-in night you can not get decent pictures since flash is not there.

6)Connectivity is good(Wifi,GPS,connecting PC) not tried 3G,2G with GPRS.

7)Call quality is good,Audio output(speaker) is also good

8)you can update Nokia softwares(i updated from Amber to Nokia black) working fine

Cons
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1)Micro sim enabled-If you are using old type of sim ,you need to cut it in order to insert.

2)Flash is not there for CAM,no secondary cam.

3) Ear phones are of basic nokia type(open type) low output in ear phones,,need to buy another.

4)Volume and lock button need to be pressed with force.

5)Built In FM will not work properly,need to download FM App.

6)song forwarding upto sometime while listening music is difficult. U need to long touch forward button.

7)Battery is of 1430mah only.Appreciable if atleast 1800 provided.

8)No call recording option.

9)You will got confused once you add multiple mail accounts(it will synchronise all contacts in people).

like facebook,outlook,gmail all contacts will be saved in people which cause confusion.

10)No suitable Mozilla Firefox,Chrome browser in APPstore, only you can get IE10.

11)Comparing windows App store vs Android play store is not suitable in Android you can get lot of games and apps of free but in windows you can get only limited free apps or games.

If you consider pros>cons please go for NOKIA. since it is a Brand--Finally Nokia gives you good value and fits in your hand adds value to you.

If you consider the mentioned cons are not minor so think before buy,

All the Best,
Thank you.

Got the Nokia Lumia 520 within 1 day of order. Salute to Amazon delivery, majority orders delivered in 1 day.

Pluses:
1) Superb Touch: Is better than Samsung S4, Iphone and some of the high-end android mobiles at 25% of their cost. In one word, its like cream. 10 out of 5.
2) Downloading: Superb downloading speed even in 2g. Speed zooms when 3g is used.
3) Build quality: As we know, they have the best build quality in all smart phones.
4) Photo Quality: Is better than expected. In low-light, can be a issue as no flash. With some of its apps, it can more than surprise you.
5) Apps: Windows have lower no. of apps than of Android. But, all the important apps are there for 90% of requirements. 4 out of 5.
6) Performance: Doesn't lag like many of Android devices.
7) Voice clarity: Nice voice quality during calls.
8) Video Capturing: Has HD recording feature which is not in entry-level smart phones.
9) Operating System: The UI in windows platform is perfect for most users. The only downside is that you don't have much customizations like Android. A treat to use!
10) Performance after Apps performance: Remains smooth.
11) Screen: Is superb.
12) Internal Memory: 8 gb of internal memory is a big plus.

Minuses:
1) No flash camera: However, they tell you in specifications itself that is not carrying flash camera. With flash, can be a SRT of smart phones.
2) Apps installed in Phone Memory: You don't have the luxary of installing apps in memory card as Android allows. However, all the required apps can be installed with 8 GB phone memory.
3) Music: You don't have the facility of forwarding a MP3 song.
4) Call Details: You don't have the total call duration called/received. A basic feature missing and is must have. 1 out of 5.
5) Gmail integration: You don't have the facility to sync Gmail on Windows phone. A big negative for many Gmailers. :-(

All over, a great product in its own right compared to most Smart Phones that too at the cost. If you don't have any bias towards Android/Windows, then go for it guys. Will cherish this smart phone. I love my Lumia 520. Thanks Nokia :-)

This is the second Lumia 520 that I have bought. I, unfortunately, lost one and I didn't think twice before buying the same phone cause it is such a pleasure to use.
An excellent phone from Nokia. Though it is the cheapest phone of the Lumia series, this phone still is a head turner and a pleasure to use. The touch response is excellent. Much much better than I expected and than any phone in this price range. The display is gorgeous, though it shows a bit of glare under direct sunlight but at full brightness, you will be able to read every detail on the screen clearly.
The best part of the phone is its camera. It takes surreal images and can easily replace a digital camera in use in general family and friends gatherings or outdoor trips. The phone's camera will also be the delight of the people who take photography as a hobby. I am fond of capturing landscapes and since I have bought this phone, I have never felt the urge of having my digicam on me as I previously did.
Coming to music, the phone does deliver excellent audio quality but the bundled earphones are a disappointment. They don't even have a call receiving button. Plus, Nokia bundles Black earphones no matter what color phone you buy. I used another pair of earphones with the device and was completely blown away by the sound.
I haven't had any issues with the call quality. The Windows Phone app store contains most of the apps that are frequently used by users worldwide and some which are unique to the Windows Store itself. You won't be disappointed. If not the standard app itself, alternatives are available and there are apps to guide you to those alternatives. The store is definitely growing.
The navigation software by Nokia is the best I have seen. It is better than Apple's or Google Maps'. Plus, the option to download maps offline is pretty useful. Google Maps is still missed though.
The two downsides to this phone are:
1. Terrible Battery backup (doesn't even last a day sometimes on heavy usage, you will have keep a charging socket or a power bank nearby if you want to use 3G )
2. 512MB RAM(It doesn't affect any normal usage of the phone, in fact, you won't even notice this limitation unless you are a hardcore gamer and like to play heavy duty games on your phone, in which case, shell out a grand more and go for the 525)
These two downsides can easily be looked over when you see that the phone costs just Rs. 8000 for all it has to offer. This is a definitely recommended gadget for anyone.

I bought this phone 2 weeks back and it is just amazing in this price range.
Few of best features the phone has :
4 inch of IPS LCD touch
5 MP camera, believe me it is far better than 5 MP camera of other cellphones.
Great features of Windows 8 OS.
Great use of MS office products in cellphone and sync into your laptop.
512 RAM
8 GB of phone memory
1 GHz processor

I would just say, I was using Samsung Galaxy series Android phone and when I experienced Lumia 520, I have no words to compare, it's just awesome. Go for it.