Lumia 520 and 720: Nokia competes with itself

Price competition in the smartphone market has now reached even to Windows Phones: Nokia offers the first time a WP8 phone under 200 euros. Amazingly, it's quite competitive. When Lumia 720 light and shadow change.

Thus, Nokia's current line-up would be complete. In theory at least. The Lumia 720 price closes the gap between the top models Lumia 920 , 820 and the entry-level unit 620th But it is even more affordable: The Lumia 520 is Nokia's recommendation after another 70 euros cheaper than the Lumia 620 . And the wonder, because for the price of just 200 euros after it is slightly more expensive sister model in hardly anything.

Nokia Lumia 520 and 720

For one thing, the Lumia 520 with 4.0 inches with the same resolution (800 x 480px) a slightly larger display than the Lumia 620 (3.8) and with 1,430 mAh battery also with slightly higher capacity (620: 1,300 mAh). In both cases, the processor is a Snapdragon 1.0 GHz dual core. The 520 specified Nokia not accurate to what this is and whether it is different from that of the 620 just named Snapdragon S4. Despite the larger screens the Lumia 520 (9.9 mm in comparison to 11 mm) is significantly thinner and with 124 grams compared with 127 grams in 620 also slightly lighter. Also the main camera appears to be the same. Be on both models has 5 megapixels and can record video at 720p. When Lumia 520 but it lacks an LED flash and a front camera. In addition, it has saved NFC.

Good deal for beginners

The Lumia 520 can use the same services as all other Lumias. That would include Drive, Cinematogram and the renamed cards App Here and Here Transit. Nokia is the fault of the Lumia 610 are not repeated at the time, the memory so as to tight, not all applications that can run on it. The 512, which are installed in both the 520 and the 620 should be sufficient. Just as in the other new Nokia Lumias used in 520 a "Super Sensitive" touchscreen, which allows to operate with gloves. LTE is not present in both devices. Therefore HSPA + to 21 Mbit / s

All in all, the Lumia 520 sounds like a good deal for people who are looking for an entry-level Windows Phone - especially given the price of 199 euros ex works, the more likely to fall even further. Nokia is making itself a bit more even competition, particularly because many advantages over the 520 no longer has the Lumia 620 (RRP € 270).

Lumia 720 with strengths and weaknesses

And the Lumia 720 ? The factory will cost 380 euros and has a 4.3 "display (also Super Sensitive) - with the same WVGA resolution as Lumia 520 and 620, but Gorilla Glass 2.0. The same 8 GB of flash memory in it, just like the 512 MB RAM. It is 9 millimeters thinner than once 520 and 620 and with 128 grams barely heavier. Slightly disappointing is that Nokia seems here the same processor (1.0 GHz dual core Snapdragon) as used in the Lumia 520th This seems to have clearly saved while the battery with 2,000 mAh to hold much longer. Therefore, Nokia has equipped the 720 good camera features: The 6.7-megapixel main camera, Carl Zeiss has a bright f/1.9 maximum aperture, and to an optical image stabilizer. You can record video at 720p and 30 fps (can Lumia 620 and 520 also), and the front camera is equipped with a wide angle.

It sounds pretty good and has so many highs as lows - ie on average, a clear midrange device, Nokia is positioned as the obvious. With the Nokia Lumia 520, however, seems to have done everything right for the beginner class. Who wants to enter the Windows Phone world must deal here practically no more compromises.