Nokia Unveils Low Cost Lumia 525 Windows Phone With 1GB Of RAM

Nokia has finally unveiled the successor to the Lumia 520 smartphone. Named Lumia 525, the long-rumoured smartphone looks identical to its predecessor.

The phone has a 4-inch (800 x 480) display and a 5 megapixel camera.
The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor clocked at 1GHz.

The phone has an internal memory of 8GB. There is also a microSD card slot that supports a microSD card up to 64GB. The phone runs Windows Phone 8 OS.

The Nokia Lumia 525 runs Windows Phone 8, and Nokia has loaded the handset with its usual apps selection, including Nokia Smart Cam, Here Maps and Cinemagraph.

The phone supports Micro SIM card and brings with it a host of pre-loaded app for great productivity and fun. There's Business apps free for download like Adobe acrobat reader, Lync (Corporate IM) and Office apps such as Excel, Word, Powerpoint, OneNote etc.

The Nokia Lumia 525 packs a 1430mAh battery which according to the company can deliver up to 17 hours of talktime and up to 336 hours of standby time.

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The 525's rear cover and 1,430mAh battery are replaceable. If you don't like yellow, there's a choice of four other cover colors you can swap to: blue, red, white and black.

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According to The Verge, "the Lumia 525 will be available in Singapore initially on December 14th for SGD249 ($199)." There is no information as to when the device will be available in Malaysia.

Using A-GPS, Cellular and Wi-Fi network positioning, A-GLONASS, a Lumia phone user can have free regional voice-guided directions, explore malls, stations and more with venue maps, Get around by bus or train and even compare route options.