Mar 08, 2013 07:00 GMT Lumia 520 and 720: Built for Midrange Markets

The Mobile World Congress is the event of the year wherein mobile phone companies from different parts of the world converge. It is also during this event where mobile phone manufacturers unveil their new gadget offerings, accessories or software in an audience that include spectators, fellow manufacturers, enthusiasts, journalists, mobile phone bloggers and reviewers and many more. For this year’s event, the MWC 2013 was held in Barcelona.

Nokia started out its MWC 2013 event by unveiling its latest smartphone offering – the and which targets the midrange market. Both phones will using the 8 OS and will feature innovative apps like the Nokia Maps and Drive. Here’s a look of each of the two new :

Nokia Lumia 520

Among the devices, Nokia Lumia 520 is the most affordable. The smartphone is being sold using Nokia’s remarkable colours. Lumia works on a 1 – GHz dual – core processor and has a 512 MB of RAM. Its intuitive and responsive is a 4-inch WVGA IPS LCD and a 800 x 480 pixel. It doesn’t have a front – facing camera but its rear camera offers 5-megapixel autofocus function and captures 720p video. The phone offers 9.6 hours of maximum -talk, 360 hours maximum 3G standby time and 61- hour playback music. The Nokia Lumia 520 weighs about 124 grams with a thickness of 9.9 mm.

The Nokia Lumia 520 is slated to be released on the second quarter of the year. Its pricing in China is expected to be at $183, and consequent releases will follow in Europe, Asia and in US.

See what the prices will be for the Nokia Lumia 520 at Mobile Phone Checker and check out the latest Nokia Lumia 720 deals once it arrives on our shores.

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