Nokia Lumia 521 - Technical characteristics and specifications

Lumia 521 technical characteristics

About the device:

Nokia Lumia 521 is a mobile/cell phone with dimensions of 64 mm (millimeters), 6.4 cm (centimeters), 0.21 ft (feet), 2.52 in (inches), a weight of 124 grams, and a screen resolution of 480 x 800 pixels.

It has a processor Krait and an internal memory of 8 GB (gigabytes) expandable by memory card microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC .

The Nokia Lumia 521 comes from the factory with the Microsoft Windows Phone 8, Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber operating system.

Technical information

Property	Value
Brand	Nokia
Model	Lumia 521

Connectivity
2G connectivity	GSM 850 MHz, GSM 900 MHz, GSM 1800 MHz, GSM 1900 MHz
3G connectivity	UMTS 850 MHz, UMTS 900 MHz, UMTS 1900 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz
4G connectivity	1xEV-DO Rev. A
5G connectivity	No

Body
Dimensions	64 mm (millimeters), 6.4 cm (centimeters), 0.21 ft (feet), 2.52 in (inches)
Height	124 mm (millimeters), 12.4 cm (centimeters), 0.41 ft (feet), 4.88 in (inches)
Thickness	9.9 mm (millimeters), 0.99 cm (centimeters), 0.03 ft (feet), 0.39 in (inches)
Volume	78.57 cm
Weight gr.	124
Weight oz	0.27
SIM	Micro-SIM (3FF - third form factor, since 2003, 15.00 x 12.00 x 0.76 mm)
Number of SIMS	1
Colors	Yellow, Red, Cyan, White
Body materials	Plastic
Certifications	IP54

Screen
Type of screen	IPS
Screen resolution	480 x 800 pixels
Display width	2.06 in (inches), 52.27 mm (millimeters), 5.23 cm (centimeters)
Display height	3.43 in (inches), 87.12 mm (millimeters), 8.71 cm (centimeters)
Aspect ratio	1.667:1, 5:3
Pixel density	233 ppi (pixels per inch), 91 ppcm (pixels per centimeter)
Color depth	24 bit, 16777216 colors
Display area	57.57 % (percent)
Crystal	2D hardened glass screen, Nokia ClearBlack display

Platform
OS	Microsoft Windows Phone 8, Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber
CPU	Krait
SoC	Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227
Technology	28 nm (nanometers)
Bits	32 bit
Instruction set	ARMv7
Cores	4 KB + 4 KB (kilobytes)
CPU Frequency	16 KB + 16 KB (kilobytes)

Storage and memory
Memory card	microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Internal memory	8 GB (gigabytes)
RAM type	Qualcomm Adreno 305
RAM channels	1
RAM frequency	512 MB (megabytes)

Cameras
Sensor model	3.6 x 2.7 mm (millimeters), 0.18 in (inches)
Sensor type	1.389
Sensor size	9.61
Sensor Pixel size	f/2.4
Aperture	2592 x 1936 pixels, 5.02 MP (megapixels)
Resolution	30 fps (frames per second)
Video Resolution	Autofocus, Continuous autofocus, Digital zoom, Geotagging, Panorama, Touch focus, White balance settings, ISO settings
FPS	30 fps (frames per second)
Video features	Continuous autofocus, Digital zoom, Geotagging, Panorama, Touch focus, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation
Aperture secondary camera	Loudspeaker, Earpiece
Resolution secondary camera	12 hours 30 minutes, 12.5 h (hours), 750 min (minutes), 0.5 days
Video resolution secondary camera	842 h (hours), 50520 min (minutes), 35.1 days
FPS video secondary camera	Removable

Communications
WLAN	802.11b (IEEE 802.11b-1999), 802.11g (IEEE 802.11g-2003), 802.11n (IEEE 802.11n-2009), Dual band, Wi
Bluetooth	4.0
GPS
Radio
USB	Micro USB
Sensors	Proximity, Light, Accelerometer, Compass