Get great features at a great value with the Nokia Lumia 521. Snap and share photos of friends and family with a 5 MP camera that features special digital lenses. Experience a sleek, ultra-modern design, Windows 8 platform, and touchscreen display. - Connect and browse easily with the Windows 8 platform - Snap creative photos with built-in digital lenses - Listen to your favorite songs with Nokia Music
| General |
2G Network |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions |
| 3G Network |
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - RM-914 |
| |
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-915
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-917 |
| SIM |
Micro-SIM |
| 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) |
| Display |
Type |
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size |
480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches (~233 ppi pixel density) |
| Multitouch |
Yes |
| Protection |
Scratch-resistant glass |
| Data |
GPRS |
Class B |
| EDGE |
Up to 236.8 kbps |
| Speed |
HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
| WLAN |
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| Bluetooth |
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE |
| USB |
Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| Features |
OS |
Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradeable to WP8 Black |
| Chipset |
Qualcomm MSM8227 |
| CPU |
Dual-core 1 GHz |
| GPU |
Adreno 305 |
| Sensors |
Accelerometer, proximity |
| Messaging |
SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser |
HTML5 |
| Radio |
FM Radio |
| GPS |
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Java |
No |
| Colors |
Yellow, red, cyan, white/black |
| |
- SNS integration
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
- MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
- 7GB free SkyDrive storage
- Document viewer
- Video/photo editor
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input |
| Battery |
|
Li-Ion 1430 mAh battery (BL-5J) |
| Stand-by |
(2G) / 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 |
