Also available as Nokia Lumia 521 RM-917 for T-Mobile

NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA
LAUNCH Announced 2013, February
Status Available. Released 2013, April
BODY Dimensions 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm, 75.7 cc (4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM
DISPLAY Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches (~59.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (~233 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
PLATFORM OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradeable to v8.1
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8227
CPU Dual-core 1 GHz
GPU Adreno 305
MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal 8 GB, 512 MB RAM
CAMERA Primary 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels, autofocus, check quality
Features 1/4'' sensor size, geo-tagging
Video 720p@30fps, check quality
Secondary No
SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE/ apt-X after WP8 Denim update
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Radio FM Radio
USB microUSB v2.0
FEATURES Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
- MP4/H.264/WMV player
- OneDrive (15 GB cloud storage)
- Document viewer
- Video/photo editor
BATTERY Li-Ion 1430 mAh battery (BL-5J)
Stand-by Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 14 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 9 h 40 min (3G)
Music play Up to 61 h
MISC Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
SAR US 0.77 W/kg (head)
SAR EU 1.09 W/kg (head)
Price group About 70 EUR
TESTS Display Contrast ratio: 834:1 (nominal) / 1.161:1 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -82.3dB / Crosstalk -81.8dB
Battery life
Endurance rating 49h