Lumia 525: Affordable Windows 8.1 Phone
Display and Build:
The Lumia 525 is a
budget smartphone from the house of Nokia is the same as the Lumia 520 except
with better gaming performance. The phone has a 4” IPS display of 800*480
resolution. The phone is available in a variety of colours and has swappable
back covers just like the 520.
Internal Specifications and Operating
System
The Lumia 525 has a dual core 1 GHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon processor coupled with 512 MB RAM. The only difference the 525 has with the
520 is the enhanced gaming performance with tweaks to the GPU. It has a
proximity sensor and accelerometer. The phone has 8GB internal storage
expandable via a micro SD slot supporting upto 64GB cards and the devices is
powered by a 1430 mAh battery
The 520
ships with Windows 8 out of the box and can be upgraded to Windows 8.1 via
OTA. Microsoft is offering 7GB cloud storage with the phone through Microsoft
Skydrive
Camera
The Lumia 525 houses a 5MP camera with
autofocus but unfortunately lacks flash and a secondary camera. The video
recording capabilities of the device is good at 720p HD recording at 30 fps.
Connectivity
The Nokia Lumia 525 has Quad band GSM,
GPRS, EDGE, Dual band 3G with HSPA, A- GPS, GLONASS, FM, Bluetooth v4.0,
microUSB for charging and USB connections.
Final Words
The 525 is like a 520 Gaming Edition, with special focus and marketing on
gaming by the Finnish company. It has built in hi-def games and great
performance overall. The phone is stylish and youthful with the amazing sales
the 520 has achieved the 525 can drive things forward.
