Nokia Lumia 525 Specs

7.8
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Nokia Lumia 525 Review
8.0

Description

Nokia 525 is an affordable music-centric Windows Phone 8 smartphone with 4" IPS WVGA display, 5MP camera and powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor.

Cons

  • Thick body (0.39 inches)
I want it 10 users
I have it 3 users
I had it 5 users

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Display

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Size: 4.0-inch
Resolution: 800 x 480 px, 235 PPI
Technology: IPS LCD
Screen-to-body: 58.46 %
Colors: 16 777 216
Features: Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass

Hardware

System chip: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227
Processor: Dual-core, 1000 MHz, Krait
GPU: Adreno 305
RAM: 1GB
Internal storage: 8GB
Storage expansion: microSDXC up to 64 GB
OS: Windows Phone, 8 Screenshots
Device type: Smartphone

Battery

Capacity: 1430 mAh
Type: User replaceable

Camera

Rear: Single camera Camera samples
Main camera: 5 MP (Autofocus)
Specifications: Aperture size: F2.4
Focal length: 28 mm
Video recording: 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
Dimensions: 4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 inches
(119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm)
Weight: 4.37 oz (124.0 g)
Keys: Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors: Black, Yellow, Red, White

Cellular

3G: Bands 8(900), 1(2100)
Data Speed: HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type: Micro SIM

Multimedia

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Headphones: 3.5mm jack
Speakers: Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features: Album art cover, Background playback
Additional microphone(s): Noise cancellation

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth: 4.0
Wi-Fi: 802.11 b, g, n
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USB: microUSB, USB 2.0
Features: Mass storage device, Charging
Location: GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors: Accelerometer
Other: Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications: Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features: Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Availability

Officially announced: Nov 27, 2013
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User Reviews

Overall User Rating
Build quality
8
Camera quality
8
Performance
10
Display
8.5
Battery life and charging
5
Rating breakdown (out of 10)
8
A phone that worths every cent
Phone owned for less than 3 months

I own Nokia Lumia 525 for 2,5 months almost, with Windows 8.1 updated, and it suprised me extremelly well. To be more specific, at first i loved the design and the camera button in the side of the phone. Another point i should mention is the behavior of ram and cpu that make the phone to run fast applications, with speed that you meet in more expensive phones. Camera build in can take good pictures and videos but has no led flash to support camshots through no well lighting conditions. For miltimedia purposes playing videos, or listening to music, the phone has no problem at all, showing his teeth to the biggest models. Reception is very good, and the incoming voice from the caller is loud and clear, also the loudspeaker of the device produces a clear and loud, sound, ringtone, or music file, with good quality as far as the dimension of his loudspeaker. Display is sharp and with good contrast having also a resistant glass protection from scratches that till now keeps me satisfied. The thing that i don't like in 525 is the small battery's usage. If you must be outside for 2 days and want to use the phone, don't even think to play games, or see videos, because battery is going to be off after 10 - 12 hours. This is the only thing that i didn't like in Lumia 525, and if you ask me if 525 suited me, i would say, yes i would propose this phone to my friends.

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8
Great Phone !
Phone owned for less than a year

Hay Guys, I like to talk about this phone (Lumia 525). I have been using it for last Six month. I have to admit it’s a great phone. The performance is really excellent. Smooth user interface, camera, call quality and Loudspeaker are good.
Office 360 comes handy it’s easy to use. You got lots of great apps for photo capture & editing. Recently updated my Nokia Lumia 525 to WINDOWS 8.1 with that got some new features such as Cortana, Background wallpaper, apps can be move to SD Card, Notification Bar Etc.
I love playing games , I have played Games like ( Fifa-14 , Six Guns ) Which are high end graphics games . It got a very good processor and 1 GB of ram at this price point.
But I have faced Some Problems too Lack of Front camera, Small battery life, Lack of Apps Etc, having said I would still say it’s a Great Device At the price point . If you don’t care about front camera and not a heavy user since it got a only 1430 mAh . I would Recommend it You won’t regret…………..Peace !!!

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