The Nokia Lumia 521 is a smartphone which runs Windows Phone 8 and exclusively available in the U.S. through T-Mobile. The device features a 4.0 inch touch display, 8GB of internal storage which can be expanded through microSD, a 5 megapixel camera capable of 720p HD video capture and is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor with 512MB of RAM.
The full Nokia Lumia 521 specifications follow:
| Announced | April 2013 | ||
Released | May 2013 | ||
A.K.A. | Nokia RM-917 | ||
| BUY | U.S. | Amazon |   |
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Size | Dimensions | 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm; 75.7 cc; 4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 inches | |
Weight | 124 g (4.37 oz) | ||
Display | Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen | |
Size | 4.0 inches | ||
Resolution | 480 x 800 pixels | ||
Features | Scratch resistant glass; 16M colors; 233 ppi pixel density | ||
Connectivity | 2G | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz | |
speed | - | ||
3G | UMTS 900 / 2100 MHz (RM-914); UMTS 850 / 1900 / 2100 MHz (RM-915) | ||
speed | download (HSDPA) - 21 Mbps; upload (HSUPA) - 5.76 Mbps | ||
WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n; dual-band | ||
Bluetooth | 3.0; A2DP | ||
| USB | 2.0 microUSB | ||
Others | - | ||
Camera | Rear | 5 MP | |
Features | autofocus; geo-tagging | ||
Video | 720p @ 30fps | ||
Front | No | ||
Memory | Internal | 8 GB | |
External | up to 64GB microSD | ||
RAM | 512 MB | ||
Hardware | CPU | 1 GHz dual-core processor | |
GPU | Adreno 305 | ||
Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8227 | ||
Audio | 3.5 mm universal audio connector | ||
Radio | No | ||
Video | - | ||
Navigation | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS | ||
Sensors | acceleromter; proximity sensor | ||
Others | micro SIM | ||
Design | candybar form factor | ||
Colors | |||
Battery | Li-Ion 1430 mAh | ||
Stand-by | 360 h | ||
| Talk time | 15 h (2G) | 10 h (3G) | ||
Playback | music | 61 h | |
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Software | OS | Windows Phone 8 | |
Manufacturer | Nokia apps; T-Mobile apps and customizations | ||
Others | Windows Phone apps on Windows Phone Store | ||
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Links | Official Site | ||
