Nokia Lumia 520

What do you get if you distil the essence of Windows Phone 8 and the Nokia Lumia design/concept right down to the bone? If you drive it as far as possible towards the budget end of the market yet without compromising core functionality? You get this, the Nokia Lumia 520, now available at a bargain price somewhere near you (£99 on pay-as-you-go in the UK). There do have to be, naturally, quite a few compromises away from the core - and that's where this review should get most interesting... Is there a single show stopper? Or do the niggles add up to one? And will the target market even care?

Inexpensive smartphones are presently occupied by a very Android-based landscape, but that could be changing with a new Windows Phone for under $200.

This is the most affordable of Nokia’s Lumia range so far. Its comfortable-to-hold curved body and colourful chassis are standout features.

In-depth review of the Nokia Lumia 520 (Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8227, Qualcomm Adreno 305, 4.0\\", 0.1 kg) with numerous measurements, benchmarks and ratings

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Nokia's least expensive Lumia yet is tremendous value on an easy-to-use device. There are more features than you think.

The pay-as-you-go Nokia Lumia 520 is a solid introductory smartphone on AT&T's Go Phone prepaid service, provided photography isn't a priority.

The Lumia 520 packs in a wealth of features for its low asking price

Long, thorough and highly enthusiastic review of Nokia Lumia 520 with Windows Phone 8 operating system, including overview of features and specifications, look & feel, initial setup, user interface, speed, responsiveness, ease of use, applications, multimedia playback - music & video, HERE Maps and HERE Drive offline navigation software, camera, photo editing & panorama shots, data backup & transfer, battery life, some quirks, comparison to market rivals, future outcome, recommendations, and more

The 520 has new software, and it's even cheaper

A cracking budget Windows Phone - but not the best cheap smartphone

It's Nokia's cheapest Windows Phone 8 device, takes the company's latest range to five models, and borrows some of the style from its bigger siblings,…