Nokia Lumia 525

The Nokia Lumia 525 is a budget Windows phone coming with a compact 4-inch display and a 5-megapixel primary camera.

The smartphone comes with an attractive IPS LCD 4-inch capacitive touchscreen having a qHD (800 400 pixels) screen resolution. The pixel density on the device comes out to an impressive 233 PPI despite having low resolution thanks to the small size of the device. The scratch-resistant surface and hence produce beautiful images. The device is available in four colour options, yellow, red, white and black. The smartphone weights a moderate 124grams and comes in a 9.9 mm thick plastic body.

The Nokia Lumia 525 has a 5-megapixel primary camera which sits on the back of the phone. The lens doesn t come with a flash but can shoot images and capture videos in 720p. The smartphone however does not come with any front shooter. The device therefore cannot be used to make video calls without using the rear camera. The lack of the front shooter is bound to disappoint the selfie lovers.

The Lumia 525 runs the Microsoft Windows 8 Mobile operating system and can support a host of connectivity options such as 3G, EDGE, GPRS, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0 and a microUSB 2.0 slot. The device draws its juice from a 1430 mAh Li-Ion battery. The device can support 48 hours of continuous music playback or 17 hours of talk time.

The device is powered by a Qualcomm dual-core processor having a clock speed of 1GHz. The processor comes along with an Adreno 305 GPU to delivery rock solid performance at all times. The device operates lag free and gaming on it is a breeze. Memory on the device includes 1GB of RAM along with 8GB of internal storage. Additional storage can be added to the device via a microSD card up to 64GB.