The Lumia 520 is an exception in this regards. Most of the smartphones under the Lumia range come with ClearBack LCD display. On the positive side, the buttons are fairly sized and reasonably responsive. Having all the physical buttons on one panel can be a bit confusing and you will have to fidget a bit to get used to the button placement. The right panel houses the volume rocker, power/ standby button as well as the camera shortcut key.
There are three capacitive Windows Phone buttons - Back, Start and Search placed just below the screen. However, the screen surface of Lumia 520 feels slightly rough as compared to screens of the other Lumia devices. Most of the front is taken by 4-inch screen, which is scratch resistant. Its curved back makes it easy to grip and on the overall gives it a nice feel. At the same time, it is does not feel heavy in the hand. The Nokia Lumia 520 is 9.9 thick and weighs 124 grams, and is nowhere close to the size zero smartphones floating around. The Lumia 520 has a soft, matte-finish, which we preferred over the glossy finish of the Lumia 820. In fact it looks slightly premium in terms of looks when compared with the Lumia 620. Nokia Lumia 520 is slimmer and lighter than the Lumia 620 and Lumia 820.
The polycarbonate body of the smartphone oozes sturdiness. Opening the back casing of the Lumia 520 is child's play in comparison to the Lumia 820. It is not a unibody smartphone, which means one can access the battery and the SIM slot. You can also change the rear casing (at an extra cost) in order to the match the colour of your smartphone as per your mood. It comes in a host of colours such as yellow, blue, red along with the usual black and white. Nokia Lumia 520 follows the same design philosophy as its other Lumia siblings. It is by far the cheapest Windows Phone 8 offering but does the smartphone make significant compromises to get to this price point? Or is it a good value buy? We find out in this review. The company has now launched the Nokia Lumia 520 for Rs. It had launched the Lumia 620 at the sub Rs. The Finnish giant now seems to be gunning for the budget smartphone market. The company had earlier launched its high-end and mid-range Windows Phone 8 offerings in the form of Lumia 920 and Lumia 820. Nokia has been trying hard to make its mark in the smartphone race.