{"id":14182,"date":"2017-03-02T11:52:14","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T09:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=14182"},"modified":"2017-05-16T08:48:53","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T06:48:53","slug":"review-nokia-lumia-520-8-gb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/review-nokia-lumia-520-8-gb\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Nokia Lumia 520 8 GB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Impressive specs at a wallet-pleasing price! It\u2019s perfect if you want a phone that can perform vital tasks such as web browsing and instant messaging. The Lumia 520 is part of the second-generation of Nokia phones that use a Microsoft-based \u2013 Windows \u2013 operating system.<\/p>\n<p>Nokia had great success with the Lumia 620 and the 520 looks like it will follow suit. It can be argued that this is a trimmed down version of the Lumia 720, but there\u2019s nothing to complain about.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14286\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14286\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14286\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Nokia-520-indert-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Nokia-520-indert-300x300.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Nokia-520-indert-150x150.jpg 150w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Nokia-520-indert.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lumia 520<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Highlight: An awesome music streaming experience. The device comes with the Windows Phone 8 Music app, but you can download the Nokia Music service, which offers free streaming of an extensive music library.<\/p>\n<p>This little guy will satisfy users for whom a functional, reliable phone with the ability to perform everyday tasks is what is needed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key specs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4.0\u201d IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen<\/li>\n<li>Resolution: 480 X 800 pixels<\/li>\n<li>5 MP, autofocus<\/li>\n<li>OS: Microsoft Windows Phone 8 (WP8), upgradeable to v8.1<\/li>\n<li>Scratch-resistant glass<\/li>\n<li>Qualcomm MSM8227 Chipset<\/li>\n<li>1 GHz dual-core Krait CPU<\/li>\n<li>512 MB RAM<\/li>\n<li>8 GB of onboard memory<\/li>\n<li>Wi-Fi 802.11 b\/g\/n, hotspot<\/li>\n<li>0, A2DP, LE\/ aptX after WP8 Denim update<\/li>\n<li>microSD dedicated slot (expandable up to 64 GB)<\/li>\n<li>Removable Li-Ion 1430 mAh battery (BL-5J)<\/li>\n<li>Up to 9 h 40min (3G) talk time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pros: <\/strong>Affordable; innovative; sturdy build; easy to grip; easy-to-use music hub; decent audio quality; can support video resolution up to 1080p; Smart Shoot camera technology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cons: <\/strong>No selfie camera; sub-par battery endurance; no LED flash; no lockscreen shortcuts; common LCD screen; no wireless charging option; WVGA (480 X 800 pixels) resolution<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict: 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/offers\/92106640\/Nokia+Lumia+520+Brand+New+Sealed+Local+Stock?sst=520+lumia+nokia%2Cfkey&amp;ssp=4&amp;sso=1&amp;rc=default\"><strong>Nokia Lumia 520 available\u00a0for R1,000<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Impressive specs at a wallet-pleasing price! It\u2019s perfect if you want a phone that can perform vital tasks such as web browsing and instant messaging. The Lumia 520 is part of the second-generation of Nokia phones that use a Microsoft-based \u2013 Windows \u2013 operating system. Nokia had great success with the Lumia 620 and the<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"\/blog\/review-nokia-lumia-520-8-gb\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[1701,1703,1702],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/nokia-lumia-520.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14182"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14182"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16138,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14182\/revisions\/16138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}