Nokia Lumia 525 Launched with Just RAM Upgrade

Nokia Lumia range of smartphones has just gotten a new member.

Well, Nokia recently announced the launch of its latest Lumia brand of Smartphone for the Indian Market.

The Smartphone has been named as Nokia Lumia 525 and will be available throughout India at a price tag of Rs. 10,399 only.

Nokia Lumia 525 is another fantastic budget Smartphone for the Indian mobile lovers. It is a welcome addition to the already popular Nokia Lumia range of Smartphones which includes Nokia Lumia 520, Lumia 620, Lumia 625, and as well as Lumia 720.

The Nokia Lumia 525 was globally unveiled in November 2013, without pricing and availability details.

Nokia Lumia 525 comes loaded with lots of stunning features. However, one of the chief highlights of Lumia 525 is its extended RAM capacity. Unlike other Lumia Smartphones, Nokia Lumia 525 has a RAM of 1GB, which is well above 512MB RAM of other Lumia Smartphones of the likes of Lumia 520. On the specifications front, that’s the only major difference between Nokia Lumia 525 and the rest of the Lumia Smartphones. So feature wise Lumia 525 largely resembles Lumia 520.

Nokia Lumia 525As of now, Nokia Lumia 525 will be available in four different color options such as Yellow, Orange, White and Black. Nokia Lumia 525 is purely a Windows Phone 8 so you can expect to get all the vivid functionalities and control found in Windows Phone 8. The Smartphone has a display resolution of 400×800 which is pretty cool for a budget phone. Moreover, Lumia 525 has a good screen size of 4-inch with a WVGA IPS LCD display. Plus: you have a pretty good pixel density of 235ppi. The internal configuration is also powerful with Lumia 525 getting 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor.

Like other Lumia Smartphones, Nokia Lumia 525 provides free cloud storage of 7GB on SkyDrive. It has an inbuilt storage capacity of 8GB which can be extended up to 64GB with the help of micro-SD Card. The budget Smartphone from Nokia features a powerful rear camera of 5MP which supports Panorama Lens, Nokia Smart Camera Cinemagraph lens, and Bing vision together with many image tweaking options. However, the rear camera does not feature flash function.

As far as connectivity options are concerned, Nokia Lumia 525 supports Bluetooth, 3G, Wi-Fi, A-GPS and A-GLONASS. It also includes many location and navigation apps such as HERE Maps, HERE Drive, and HERE Transit. To top it all, Lumia 525 comes with a powerful battery backup. It has a 1430mAh battery which is capable of delivering a talk time of up to 17 hours.

So, with Nokia Lumia 525 you get another powerful budget Windows Smartphone. However, it is yet to be seen how it eventually fares in the Indian Mobile Market.

Major Specifications of Nokia Lumia 525:

  • Screen Size: 4-inch
  • Display: WVGA IPS LCD Display
  • Resolution: 400×800 pixels
  • Processor: 1GHz Snapdragon S4 Dual-Core processor
  • OS: Windows Phone 8 (with Lumia Black update)
  • RAM: 1GB
  • Internal Storage: 8GB, extendable up to 64GB (with micro-SD Card)
  • Battery: 1430mAh
  • Connectivity: Bluetooth, 3G, Wi-Fi, A-GPS and A-GLONASS