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Posted 4 April 2013
Nokia Lumia 520 £99.95 (plus £10 top up) on o2 OR £149.95 Sim Free @ Carphone Warehouse
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The Nokia Lumia 520 is designed to be a great mid-range phone for an affordable price. Great screen, loads of free built-in apps, easy to customise and with mobile internet on the go, you can stay connected anywhere.
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sorted byWhy would someone spend more for an Huawei????!!!!!
Windows8 blows android and ios out of the water, if you think ios is better than android you need to go have a drink and then comeback here and read the following word..."NO"
The only problem with Windows8 is the amount of apps, but as people realise how good it really is i expect the amount of apps to surpass Apple first then Android , yes it is that good.
The problem with discussions like this is that people are biased, they can't have an objective opinion. I have owned a WP7 device and used WP8, I think it's a great little OS, I say little because it's simply just not mature enough yet for my needs. Android in many ways is rough, but it has enormous power, there is no other mobile OS like Android which has the app support and customisation options. IOS and WP7/8 suit some people and I see merits and demerits in all of these operating systems, none are perfect and none of them can be. I work for a company that sells mobile devices and if I was biased I would be doing my customers a disservice. WP8 might blow away Android in some respects, but I assure you that Android can blow away WP8 with the functionality it has. Android is the most functional of all of the mobile operating systems as a whole, but it's certainly not for everyone, just as WP8 and IOS aren't either.
I currently have a Nexus 4 with 317 apps installed. Is the Nexus 4 and Android what I should be recommending to everyone because it does almost everything I need? No because different people have different needs.
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Lumia 520, definitely.
bigger phone.
Lol you fail.
Resolution is the same for both phones. Only because the 520 has a larger screen, its DPI is slightly lower
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Just because YOU cannot use it for what YOU want it for (which seems like a pretty rare specification) does not mean it is not the better OS.
I'd just like to add before I get flamed, that as a WP user I do not think it is the best, or worst, mobile OS. I have my opinions either way.
As for the deal: HOT!
Is that genuinely your main reason for buying a phone?
Then I advise buying a PC.
Because they can
Because O2 subsidise their locked phone to get you to sign up to a network contract.
old news and not correct. eg. Fruit phone 5 will lock to the network of the first inserted SIM, even if it's being sold as unlocked.
I stand corrected!! Shows me for trying to be helpful
Nokia 520 has:
- Bigger Screen 4 vs 3.8
- Slightly Bigger but weighs less
- IPS LCD vs TFT
- Better battery Capacity 1430 mAh vs 1300 mAh
- Also has scratch resistant glass
- Newer model too
phonearena.com/pho…593
All phones except iPhones should come unlocked from CPW.
The 520 also does not have the clearblack layer that the 620 has, making colours less vibrant, and a worse performer in the sun.
The screen on the 620 is better quality, although slightly smaller.
Some apps like Nokia HERE city lens also wont be fully compatible with the 520 as its missing some positioning hardware.
NFC is missing too, along with the camera flash and front facing.
I'd wait till it hits £70-80. For now, the 620 is better value.
The 520 also does not have the clearblack layer that the 620 has, making colours less vibrant, and a worse performer in the sun.
The screen on the 620 is better quality, although slightly smaller.
Some apps like Nokia HERE city lens also wont be fully compatible with the 520 as its missing some positioning hardware.
NFC is missing too, along with the camera flash and front facing.
I'd wait till it hits £70-80. For now, the 620 is better value.
I was told that the phone is in stock, but I'm a bit sceptical to be honest. I'm going to wait a couple of days; if it's not dispatched by then, I'll cancel and get the 620 instead.
That's wrong. Tried that ages ago. Restore won't unlock an iPhone.
Nokia support the Windows Phone ecosystem more than Microsoft, so sure if you want half a phone get a non-Nokia device.
In fact it is you who are horribly wrong my friend, 99% of CPW Handsets are unlocked and the prices vary between networks when buying on PAYG because the networks all offer different rates of subsidiary, The SIM Free price has no subsidiary and therefore reflects the true cost of the handset! in other words you buy at a price CPW actually make a bit of money from selling it over its cost price. CPW did about a year ago sell a number of locked three handsets cheaper than all the other networks did, these were all locked to three as they were so cheap three didnt want people buying and using on other networks. Hence they provided locked stock for these deals, All were samsung handsets at the time and stock has all sold through on these now anyway. People are correct about iphones they lock to the first network sim entered.
Unfortunately, you are horribly wrong.
Only phones which are locked to 3 are the locked ones, ALL other phones are unlocked.
The subsidy is from the network who give a benefit to PAYG who have been with them for at least 6 months to buy a phone without having to top up and getting it at a reduced price. HOWEVER bare in mind now the policy has changed. It used to be a universal price for a PAYG upgrade but now its dependent on which network you are upgrading as they all are now pricing their upgrade prices at different amounts. Thus, the £89.95 upgrade price MAY only be if you upgrade with a particular network. Generally in my experience o2 tend to subsidise the handset the most so this would probably be with an o2 PAYG upgrade. You could find all other networks have it at the same price but it's no longer the norm now and the likes of Vodafone especially have priced up their PAYG upgrade handset prices.
Just a heads up for you guys who are looking to buy this on a PAYG upgrade - don't assume now necessarily you're definitely going to get it for £89.95 - it's network dependent.
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I genuinely don't understand what's going on here. I bought my iPhone 5 unlocked. Stuck a 3 sim in it and had poor reception at home and at work, so switched to I giffgaff. If someone wants to send me a nano sim on another network, i'll make a video proving it!
Have a close look at the features, and decide whether the Lumia 520 has the edge for you over the Lumia 800. See the comparison below >
gsmarena.com/com…322
I've been contemplating moving from my 800 (with 7.8 installed) to a 620, but the only thing holding me back at the moment is the camera. The 8MP 800 camera is just...brilliant!
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I have a question for you - is using a phone (or tablet not sure which you are using) the only way of doing this? Or is it cheaper than using dedicated music equipment or a combination of computer and other interfaces?
I can only imagine the amazing sound experience your live gigs must have after running it all through a smartphone...
I get the same, "why do you have a Nokia!?"
At the moment, the way Nokia are going, they're a force to be reckoned with. Windows Phone is also greatly increasing its market share. I tend to get a bit more "Is that a Nokia? What's it like?" more.
selfhelp.carphonewarehouse.com/Sel….do?view%28%29=c{2aec4d60-bcb7-11de-e56d-000000000000}
Worth a look.
Yeah, Podcast Lounge. Its £1.50 but there is a trial if you are reluctant.
windowsphone.com/en-…71d
You say 'or' a Mac, but a Mac is a PC. Sorry to be the pedant but it annoys me when people think Apple are above others in the market that they somehow create a new type of product. A Mac is a PC just as much as a Linux desktop or Windows desktop is a PC
Really feel I should move into the smartphone age from my Nokia 1100 (which still works brilliantly and is indestructible).
I am not loyal to any OS although I prefer to avoid Apple.
I am not advanced in tweaking etc so just want a system that works fluidly and effectively.
I quite fancy one of these but unsure what to choose between a 620 or a 520.
I would not use it really for multimedia or games as I have a tablet for that so screen size is relatively unimportant.
What really interests me in the GPS/Satnav/mapping thing that Nokia do, as I would want it to replace my ageing and probably obsolete satnav.
I need it to work abroad in Australia, Uk and Europe (including/especially the satnav) and would probably want to tether it to my tablet. Not a big caller (100 mins would be enough) or texter but would like to use dat (probably around a Gig)
Probably need it unlocked so could put a foreign SIM in for use in Aus.
NFC not necessary but never used it so not sure if I would in the next few years or not.
Main thing is the mapping/GPS thing - is there any difference between the two.
Incidentally in went into CPW today and the said the 520 was not out yet, and the 620 they had was priced at £199.99.
Any WP8 phone experts able to advise?
The price that CPW quoted you for the 620 is the offline price. Tell them you want it on PAYG instead, pay the £10 credit for the SIM card (you don't have to use it) and you will get exactly the same phone for £129 + the £10 for the SIM.
I purchased the 520 yesterday, purely to try out Window8 mobile, from CPW. They didn't receive their stock until the afternoon. I asked for the phone and the assistant scanned it before I had chance to say I wanted it on PAYG and told me it was £149.00 I told him I would take it on PAYG to bring the price down, he rescanned it, told me I would have to pay £10 for the SIM the total being £109.00 As for the 620 or 520 the choice is yours. I nearly purchased the 620 last week but as I only want to test out the OS I waited for the 520 instead. The main differences are that the 520 has no NFC chip, front facing camera or gyroscope, none of which really bothers me. So far I'm extremely impressed with the 520 and I think you will be happy with either phone you choose. They really are amazing value for money.
So there you go, it's apparently CPW 'system' that's at fault for not flagging it up.
Just to clarify, the Lumia phones continue to offer free downloads for offline maps across the world, but voice-guided satnav is now only available for the territory in which the phone is purchased (in this case, the UK). The latter limitation was one which older Symbian handsets (e.g. the Nokia 5800) did not have, so that might cause some confusion.