4.4

Product:

Nokia Lumia at Rs. 7500 is a value buy. While I am not very strong at technical comparisons, I found this phone is perfect for those who use it more for calling, texting, and browsing. Apps are certainly a let down. They have a long way to go in terms of applications. Apps on Windows platform lack both quantity and quality compared with iOS and Android. For example ICICI Bank's iMobile application is not available. (you can use the mobile banking on browser, which is perfectly working with most of iMobile features). Battery normally lasts for two days with average usage and 1 day with heavy usage. Headphone in the box is of poor quality and you can't even pick the call without touching the screen. Charging pin is a scary one. Those who need best of warranty support can always depend on Nokia. Micromax, Karbonn and other Chinese products always keeps you in constant fear of product failure and service issues.

Price:

I was surprised at the price (Rs. 7500) from Amazon. Just before ordering I went to the showrooms of Poorvika (Rs. 8500), Sangeetha (Rs. 8800) and Univercell (Rs. 8900) and found a minimum saving of Rs. 1000 in Amazon. I actually had a doubt of whether the product sold by Amazon is a original and a sealed box product. While ordering I found the seller was Univercell. So the same seller makes about Rs. 1400 margin (roughly 20%) at the showroom. With the rapid growth of eCommerce sites, showroom business will falter in next few years.

Delivery:

I had ordered Nokia Lumia 520 on 1st Nov and got my phone on 4th evening. I guess the delay was primarily due to Diwali & Sunday in between. The product got shipped on 1st Nov itself. So I am happy with this delivery.

"wow" is the word that comes to mind. At 4", 512 MB RAM and an OS that is not quite popular in techie circles, I was not quite sure what to expect from the phone. But this has quite beaten all expectations.

I wanted to try Windows phone for quite sometime now. The natural choice was Nokia due to the reputation that the company has with respect to building solid phones in the Indian market. Amazon was having some quite good deals at the time, and lo and behold the phone landed at my door-step. The only trouble we had was to replace the 'normal' SIM that we had with micro-SIM. After our experiment with 'converting' the SIM to micro-SIM did not work, we paid a hefty fine of Rs.25 to get the micro-SIM from Airtel. Fired up the phone, and did I mention I said "wow"?

Positives:
The phone just zips around really fast. If you have experienced the cheap Android phones, and are skeptical about these phones, you should just try this.
For the budget of ~7-7.5k, this is easily the best phone available.
The app market is sure not crowded, but for a 'normal' user this is more than sufficient.
The charge easily lasts 2-3 days under normal use. Again, this is one of the best performances I got for this kind of money (in smart phones of course)
The transfer data feature is just great. You connect the new phone with your older phone through bluetooth, and all contacts will find their way here.

Negatives:
App market is not comprehensive. You will not find that little game that your kid likes, or multiple choices to connect to Facebook (the app that comes with the phone works great btw)

Easy to setup, easy to use and a good phone for the budget.

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I was looking to replace my ageing Samsung Galaxy GT-I5503 with something contemporary and with similarity to my laptop running Windows 8. The Lumia series fit the bill, was within my budget of about Rs 9000. Incidentally, the Galaxy was purchased by me for Rs 8800/- and this one for Rs 7869/-. The additional Citibank 10% cashback offer turned the deal in favour of purchase.

The touch screen is very good and works well even with the screen protectors. The 5 MP camera is great for everyday photography and most apps are available in the Nokia store, incl Whats app. Battery life is fantastic, better than the Galaxy (which required a daily charge) by about 1/2 a day more, with same usage. Mail, chats, etc are better with an improved interface. Call quality is brilliant, the speaker is loud enough.

Here maps and Here drive works like a breeze, without data backup from the SIM. I compared it with my Garmin Nuvi 40 in Delhi to navigate from RK Puram to Malviya Nagar, I must say that I was impressed. The instructions are loud and clear, the maps are accurate and fairly detailed. Not very heavy, although the size is uncomfortable for keeping in the pocket. A cover is recommended to protect the phone from accidental drops. (The covers avl in the market are over and above the Nokia back cover, unlike the Galaxy's where the OEM cover is replaced with the add-on cover, which means dual protection).

All in all, great value for money. Plus, its a Nokia.

my 5 out 3 friends are using samsung said that samsung hangs for games and internet ,they suggestd me to go for nokia or htc,
its good mobile compared to andriod under 10k rupees. but amzon provided me it for 8k rupees while market rate was 10k. thank u amazon. product delivery excellent.packaging was better than expected.
this mobile got only 2 draw back.front camer.and we cant access symbian originated apps thats bad . some of very good apps of symbian wont be availale on windows. but all andriods apps available better way with good finishing in windows ,
this mobile got same finishing as sony tippo ,xperia series,high windows htc mobiles ,expect odd one samsung s duos.

We are not talking about an iPhone 5C vs Nokia Lumia 520 here - lets get the facts right and accept that the former costs more than five times its price and is expected to outperform. Let me put this review from budget user's perspective.

Pros:
+ In its price bracket, this is the best refined mobile phone in terms of quality, usability and cool-factor.
+ Excellent choice of colors.
+ Windows Phone 8 OS itself is a far superior experience. Project Android Butter in high-end Galaxies can't match the butter-smooth UI of this cheapest Windows Phone.
+ 1 GHz, 512 MB RAM - Puny specs compared to Android warhorses, but for an optimized windows OS this seems more than enough!
+ Excellent 5MP camera that beats out even some so-called 8MP cameras. Unbeatable in low-light photography. Apps like Nokia Camera (have to do a small hack to install it) and Camera 360 unlock its true potential.
+ Ability to change overall color scheme (not just homescreen) to match your attire, or cover color or generally to suit your mood.

Cons:
- Some limitations in choice of apps does exist in the Windows platform, but most popular ones are already here and many others are still coming. Its a promising growing platform nevertheless.
- Notification center is missing: This feature is sorely missed in WP8, and is expected to be available in the next major upgrade WP 8.1.
- Popular free/ad-supported games in Android like Angry Birds series are only available as Paid apps in Windows store.
- Media player not exactly user-friendly as it sorts songs by album in an erratic way. Not very easy to create playlists on the fly.
- No separate volume levels for ringer and media output.

In all, first-time users won't even realize most of the drawbacks as they can be pointed out only by people who had earlier experienced Android or iOS. It provides a far better user experience than similar Android phones in this price bracket, iOS is far outside that price bracket. Go for it!

First of all windows phone is not for all. If you love customization full control over your device then this is NOT for you. Android users should consider this that unlike android it is limited in feature but the laggy UI feeling is not present in windows phone. It is butter smooth. If you are OK with limited number of apps then this is for you.

Regarding this phone: build quality feels good, nice battery backup and lovely IPS display with nice not over saturated colour that compliments the super sensitive touch which you can use even with gloves on.

Go for it if you want to try something different than android.

i am giving 4 star because of its look and size
touch is great response
this are my likes
dis like are
vibration part is very low , sound get low when put into pocket because our jean pant close the speaker opening
and small small inbuilt i dont like , for setting some new ring tones i have to connect to pc ..contant first name and last name not proper in it. its getting mixed up.

but i got this phone at 7399 , i recommed you to buy . its worth buying it. only very minor problem are there . i am using for past 10days

This isn't the best mobile out there, but this sure is the best mobile for the price. I bought this for my dad and was amazed at how good the screen is and how sensitive the touch is. These two are comparable to phones priced twice as much. Camera is average, but wasn't expecting any better at this price. Build quality is very good as well.

Awesome phone with top notch features. In begining I was quite skeptical about my purchase but ever since I took this phone out of box and powered it on it changed my view upside down. I am totally amazed looking at the quality features this budget phone offers. I myself am owing a samsung GS3 and purchased Lumia 520 as a gift for my dad and believe me I am more than satisfied with my decision to go for this model.

Pros:
1. Solid build Quality
2. Exceptional good looks
3. Top notch hardware
4. lag free operation - its way better then Galaxy S3
5. Cool interface

Cons:
1. No flash - but wait - Camera performance is still awesome - this phone comes with Nokia Smart Cam app whic makes Camera of this phone out of the crowd - its quite good without flash too. Flash could have been useful as a torchlight though ;)
2. No file manager - but again I dont see this as a major con since windows OS is designed in a manner that each app can see only file formats that it can support and no other file can be opened by the app. Hence if you want certain file then find it using the related app.
3. Nothing else :)

I saw people complaining about less RAM but believe me 512MB RAM is more than sufficient for windows OS and every app that I have used so far in this phone runs quite smoothly (I tried some high end games too).

And Regarding FM - it works - Yyes you heard it right - FM WORKS after latest AMBER update.

Finally - yes its a cool choice - go for it blindly - you wont repent your decision.

Edit: One more con - no separate volume setting for Ringtone/Message Tone/Media (Ganes etc) tone - there is only 1 sound profile for all.

I compared the specs of other Lumias with this phone & found it to be same but much cheaper then others. And I don't see any issues with hardware quality. It has 512Mb RAM which may sometime give issues with heavy games, but for everything else it works amazing as it has 1 GHz processor. Battery life is good.
Camera is amazing & with recent software upgrade it is even better. No secondary camera & flash but I hardly need these.