Nokia has unveiled another budget smartphone. Named the Lumia 525, it's the follow-up to the Lumia 520, with improved specs but still a low, low price.
Nokia's Lumia 525 is the company's latest wallet-friendly smartphone. And it could be the last handset Nokia ever announces, before it becomes part of Microsoft early next year.
It features the same 4-inch screen as its predecessor, the Lumia 520. It has the same 800x480-pixel resolution, too, and inside is the same dual-core 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor.
The camera is the same 5 megapixels, and the handset has the 8GB of onboard storage. So what's changed from the Lumia 520?
The 525 has double the RAM of the 520, at 1GB. It also comes with theWindows Phone Black update straight out of the box - this adds more live tiles to the home page, and runs faster than the standard Windows Phone OS.
All the usual Nokia software comes as standard too, like Here Maps.
The Lumia 525 comes with interchangeable glossy back covers. They come in three colours: orange, yellow, or white.
Nokia announced the Lumia 525 in Singapore. There's no word if or when it'll come to the UK, but we'll bring you more news as we get it.
If it does hit these shores, it'll be up against the Motorola Moto G, which costs just £135.
On Monday, Nokia announced the Lumia 1520 will hit the shops a week on Friday. With a 6-inch screen, it's the biggest handset Nokia has ever made.
The Motorola Moto G is the brand's new Android-toting smartphone with a serious spec list and bargain price tag of just £135. T3 went hands-on
The Motorola Moto G is an Android smartphone aimed at those who don't want to shell out hundreds of pounds on a handset. The maker describes it as a premium experience with today's technology, with a price that's around a third lower than top-tier phones like the iPhone 5s and Samsung Galaxy S4.
Designed as an alternative to lower-tier handsets like the Samsung Galaxy Fame and older flagship models like the iPhone 4, the Moto G packs some decent specs into its slimline chassis so it appears to be a much better deal than the budget phones that we're used to.
Motorola Moto G: Size and build
Similar to the Moto X, the phone sports a curved back for a comfy grip, along with sturdy Corning Gorilla glass and a splashproof body. It's not full waterproof line theSony Xperia Z1, but it means your phone should be safe it you take it out in the rain.
A range of coloured backs - which the brand is calling Motorola Shells - can be used to customise the phone, and they'll also be a range of 'Flip shells' available.Article continues after out Moto G hands-on video.
Motorola Moto G: Features
The Moto G camera can only muster 5MP, so it's not likely to match up to the likes of the HTC One or Nokia Lumia 1020, but at this price, it's hardly a surprise. We'll take it for a full test drive when we get our hands on a final retail sample of the phone.
While there's no microSD card slot on board to boost the 8 or 16Gb built-in memory, you do get 65GB of free storage, courtesy of Google Drive.
Motorola Moto G: Screen
One of the phone's big talking points is the 4.5-inch 720p screen which sports an impressive resolution of 1280 x 720 and a pixel density of 329ppi - higher than the Retina screen on the iPhone 5s. This makes it the sharpest display in its class.
Motorola Moto G: Performance
Motorola reckons its new handset punches well above its weight when it comes to performance for money. Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quadcore processor, running at 1.2GHz, with 1GB of RAM on board, it should be able to handle pretty much anything you can throw at it. It also appears to handle graphics with no visible lag.
The Moto G packs Android 4.3, with a guaranteed upgrade to Andoird 4.4 (KitKat) due by January 2014 and the maker has spent time making sure that each aspect is optimised for power consumption, rather than building a customised UI on top.
Motorola claims an all-day battery life and even reckons you'll get 33% more talk time than the on the iPhone 5s. Obviously we haven't had a chance to test out the battery properly yet, but that's something we'll be looking at in more detail in our full review.
Motorola Moto G: Verdict
At first glance, the Motorola Moto G certainly looks like a good buy for people that haven't got hundreds of pounds to spend but still want a decent phone that will enable them to do most thing that you can do on the flaghship handsets. We were impressed by the screen, and speed, as well as the minimalist. Stay tuned for a full review.
Nokia has unveiled another budget smartphone. Named the Lumia 525, it's the follow-up to the Lumia 520, with improved specs but still a low, low price.
