![]() ![]() Having said that, apart from a slight creak to the back cover (of which more later), the Lumia 520 is pleasant to hold in the hand, hitting the mythical 'sweet spot' of being around 65mm wide and perfect for the adult human hand to grasp, with the curves nestling nicely into the fingers and palm. But in the 520's case, Nokia were driving the build cost down to the wire, so it's not surprising that they went for the cheaper design. There's no 'better', only personal preference - to me, the ultra-flat front feels slightly odd after years of using the likes of the Nokia C7 and 808 (on Symbian), the aforementioned N9 and the Lumia 800 and then 920 on Windows Phone. ![]() Is there a single show stopper? Or do the niggles add up to one? And will the target market even care?Īs an observer of Nokia's designs in the last few years, there definitely seem to be two that have been used most - the pure ' fabula' design used in the original (Nokia N9 and) Lumia 800, and adapted slightly for the likes of the Lumia 920, in each case with some degree of convex curvature to the sides, including to the screen edges and the (presumably slightly cheaper to make) flat-screened, 'bathtub' design, as shown here, with all the curves provided by the plastic sides and back. There do have to be, naturally, quite a few compromises away from the core - and that's where this review should get most interesting. ![]() ![]() What do you get if you distil the essence of Windows Phone 8 and the Nokia Lumia design/concept right down to the bone? If you drive it as far as possible towards the budget end of the market yet without compromising core functionality? You get this, the Nokia Lumia 520, now available at a bargain price somewhere near you ( £99 on pay-as-you-go in the UK). ![]()
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