Nokia Lumia 521

Device overview

Nokia Lumia 521 specifications

Explore the key features and detailed technical specifications available for the Nokia Lumia 521.

Documentation

User manuals

Manual details1 language

PDF

English manual

3.28 MB · 112 pages

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Specifications

General

3 specifications

Device type

Smartphone

Dimensions

124 x 64 x 9,9 mm

Weight

124,50 g

Specifications

Display and design

4 specifications

Main display

IPS TFT 16M colors 480 × 800 pixels (4.00 inches) 233 ppi (pixels per inch)

Display details

od4do499

Screen-to-body ratio

57.4

Touchscreen

Yes

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Performance and memory

7 specifications

Processor

Qualcomm MSM8227

Clock speed

1,00 GHz

CPU cores

2

GPU

Adreno 305

RAM

512 MB

Storage

8 GB

Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC, max 64 GB

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Cameras and video

2 specifications

Main camera

5 Mpx

Video recording

H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps, 1280x720 px

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Battery and charging

3 specifications

Battery

Li-Ion 1430 mAh

Standby time

3G: 400 h

Talk time

2G: 8 h 3G: 9 h

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Networks and connectivity

15 specifications

SIM type

Micro-SIM

2G bands

850/900/1800/1900

3G bands

850/1700/1900/2100

Wi‑Fi

Yes, v802.11 b/g/n

Wi‑Fi bands

2.4 GHz

Bluetooth

Yes, v3.0

USB

Yes, v2.0

GPRS

Yes

EDGE

Yes

HSDPA

Yes, 21,10 Mbit/s

HSUPA

Yes, 5,76 Mbit/s

HSPA

Yes

HSPA+

Yes

WAP

Yes, v2.0

XHTML

Yes

Specifications

Calls and messaging

7 specifications

Dictionary

Yes

MMS

Yes

Speakerphone

Yes

Voice dialing

Yes

Call forwarding

Yes

Email client

Yes

RSS reader

Yes

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Navigation and sensors

3 specifications

GPS

Yes

GLONASS

Yes

Light sensor

Yes

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Software and multimedia

4 specifications

Operating system

MS Windows Phone 8.1

Audio player

Yes

Audio jack

3.5 mm

Polyphony

Yes

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Organizer and accessibility

7 specifications

Java

Yes, MIDP 1.0

Calendar

Yes

Clock

Yes

Voice recorder

Yes

Alarm

Yes

To-do list

Yes

Calculator

Yes

Video guides

Videos

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