Nokia Lumia 520 and Nokia Lumia 720

Nokia Welcomes Budget-Friendly Lumia 520 and Lumia 720

by Nicole Nguyen 2/25/13 3 Reactions 35 Shares Print

Nokia's family of Lumia devices keeps on growing. The Finnish phone maker introduced a new penny-saving, entry-level Windows Phone, the Nokia Lumia 520 (pictured on the left), and a new midrange model, the Nokia Lumia 720 (on the right), at the 2013 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

The two new additions make the prized features of Nokia's highest-end phone, the Lumia 920, more affordable. A "supersensitive" touch screen that recognizes input even when wearing gloves, the Cinemagraph GIF maker, and Nokia's specialized digital lenses will be available in the Lumia 520 for about $180 (the cheapest Nokia Lumia phone yet) and in the Lumia 720 for about $330.

Our sights are set on the 720, which the company claims has "the best camera experience" of any midrange smartphone with f/1.9 aperture and Carl Zeiss optics. While Nokia has announced that the Lumia 520 will ship with T-Mobile in the US as soon as Q2, the Lumia 720 is only set (for now) to ship in Asia, Europe, Africa, and India.

We'll keep you posted on the phone's US release, but until then, click on to see all the standout features of Nokia's latest phones.

Nokia Lumia 520

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The Lumia 520, available on T-Mobile in Q2, is Nokia's most affordable Windows Phone 8 device ever, at $180. The former low-end Lumia offering was the 620 at $249.

Nokia's premium suite of navigation apps, including HERE Maps, HERE Drive, HERE Transit, come preloaded on the 520, as well as unlimited free streaming from Nokia Music.

Lumia 520 owners also receive 7GB of free SkyDrive cloud storage.

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Nokia Lumia 520

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If the phone's original yellow, red, cyan white, or black casing doesn't suit your taste, Nokia offers changeable shells in red, yellow, white, and cyan (sold separately).

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Nokia Lumia 520

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Tech specs, at a glance:

Four-inch "supersensitive" touch screen
Eight hundred-by-400 LCD display
3G data connection speeds
One GHz Dual Core Snapdragon processor
Five-hundred twelve MB RAM, 8GB memory, with micro SD support up to 64GB

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Nokia Lumia 520

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The phone has a rear-facing 5MP camera, with 720p HD video recording capability.

Nokia's digital lenses offer a variety of photography options. Cinemagraph creates GIFs on the go, Smart Shoot helps with group shots, and superwide angles capture sweeping panoramas.

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Nokia Lumia 520

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At 119.9 by 64 by 9.9 millimeters, the Lumia 520 is pretty lightweight device. It weighs only 124 grams.

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Nokia Lumia 520

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The talk time on the Lumia 520 is up to 9.6 hours using a 3G data network, and Nokia claims that the standby time is an impressive 360 hours.

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Nokia Lumia 720

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Nokia bills the Lumia 720 as its "chic and social" phone, with a slim unibody design.

The Lumia 720 ups the line's tech ante. Nokia's wireless charging cover and wireless charging plate are available for the device.

Like the 520, the Lumia 720 comes with Nokia's HERE Maps, HERE Transit, HERE drive, and free unlimited streaming from Nokia Music. Unlike the 520, this midrange model has both a rear- and front-facing camera.

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Nokia Lumia 720