Lumia 520 : Discussion thread

[KDroid]

Does Lumia 520 use Micro simcards? Another question, does the mediaplayer allows song queuing and creating platlists?

Yes. Yes.

 

[pranav0091]

Yes Microsim. Yes it allows song queuing and playlist creation as well. However the playlist can be created only in the order in which songs were queues (these are the little things that annoy me). You can even share songs via email.

TBH, I'd leave playlist creation to be done on the PC. Its not impossible but no reordering is a stupid flaw.

 

[Flash]

Ordered Nokia Shell for Lumia 520 CC-3068 - Yellow from Homeshop18, with the 100/- coupon received today..

As far i know, Documents/PDF's in SD card won't be recognized by the Office/PDF reader in WP.
More info on here..
*answers.microsoft.com/en-us/winpho...-sd-card/23218c41-b72b-49df-9529-5e85a1912bc5

WTH!!
[h=2]Nokia confirms Glance screen coming to all WP8 Lumias except NL 520 and NL 521[/h]

 

[rdx_halo]

In a FAQ Nokia has now responded to this concern by explaining that most handsets will indeed get the update with the Nokia Amber update, except for Nokia’s cheapest device, the Nokia Lumia 520 and 521.

Nokia unfortunately did not explain why their best-selling handset will not be getting the feature, but given the price I think the omission is relatively forgivable. Nokia confirms Glance screen coming to all WP8 Lumias except NL 520 and NL 521 | WMPoweruser

No to Lumia 520 ???

 

[pranav0091]

They cite hardware reasons, could be indeed the case. Or could be just that they are differentiating it wrt L620 which has taken quite a beating from its younger sibling for not having FM radio.

Also ts only the glance screen thats not coming to the L520 not the Amber update itself.

 

[ShankJ]

When is the Amber Update due for?? atleast something is better than nothing..

 

[Flash]

Amber update is out for non-lumia devices such as HTC 8S.
We'll get by next week or in the start of August.

They cite hardware reasons, could be indeed the case. Or could be just that they are differentiating it wrt L620 which has taken quite a beating from its younger sibling for not having FM radio.

Maybe you're right.. I don't hardware reasons are the reason for not getting this feature, after all it's just a display..
*conversations.nokia.com/2013/06/25/a-closer-look-at-glance/

 

[ShankJ]

Amber update is out for non-lumia devices such as HTC 8S.
We'll get by next week or in the start of August.


Maybe you're right.. I don't hardware reasons are the reason for not getting this feature, after all it's just a display..
A closer look at Glance – Nokia Conversations : the official Nokia blog

The Glance is like the Nokia "Lockscreen app's screen", not much of a necessity(IMO)..

 

[Flash]

I wonder, why some people gave 5 stars for this (cr)app.
Subway Surfer Scorer | Windows Phone Apps+Games Store (भारत)

 

[pranav0091]

I wonder, why some people gave 5 stars for this (cr)app.
Subway Surfer Scorer | Windows Phone Apps+Games Store (भारत)

Precisely why I dont give a damn about user ratings of apps these days. A lot of WP users are Android converts, where free abcd.apk was the rule and when thy realise that you have to pay up leave 18 reviews for some really nice apps.
Some go so far as just put 1* reviews because they want something else entirely - like rate Nokia browser 1* because they complain that Opera mini is missing. Its idiotic at best and moronic at worst. No wonder the western half of the planet looks down upon us in a lot of things.

 

[Flash]

^ Actually, am not talking about the rating for an app. I do accept that, there are many good apps in wstore with 1-rating and many are not even reviewed..

Official developer of 'Subway surfer' itself is not interesed to make one for WP, as the userbase is low and there's already a petition by WP users to them. If they got sufficient user base in WS, we may expect 'Subway surfers'(SS) soon for WP too.

But in the link i shared, it was a fake "subway surfer app" (comments say that it's an app with SS screenshots) by some greedy developer who sold it for 55/-.
Many have complained that its a fake app, but there are few who gave 5 star ratings for this fake app.

My concern is on those 5.. How can they give 5 stars for an fake app?
Is the user indirectly giving ratings by himself?

 

[pranav0091]

^ Actually, am not talking about the rating for an app. I do accept that, there are many good apps in wstore with 1-rating and many are not even reviewed..

Official developer of 'Subway surfer' itself is not interesed to make one for WP, as the userbase is low and there's already a petition by WP users to them. If they got sufficient user base in WS, we may expect 'Subway surfers'(SS) soon for WP too.

But in the link i shared, it was a fake "subway surfer app" (comments say that it's an app with SS screenshots) by some greedy developer who sold it for 55/-.
Many have complained that its a fake app, but there are few who gave 5 star ratings for this fake app.

My concern is on those 5.. How can they give 5 stars for an fake app?
Is the user indirectly giving ratings by himself?

Surely. Nobody gives a happy 5* after getting trolled. They go for a refund.
Report the app as fraud to MS. I will do too.

EDIT: I see that some have misclicked 5* as their comment makes it clear.

Also, the app has been removed (by MS?)

 

[rdx_halo]

I was going to take the plunge to buy this phone when some points which were raised by a reviewer stopped me. Can the users of Lumia 520 verify if these are true ? Or just rumors ?

1. Phone Does not have file Explorer to manage the files in the phone i.e to edit, to cut, to paste, to delete a file. By Lack of this feature we have to depend on the our personal computer/laptop to manage our files. The person who does not have PC/laptop cannot edit the file.

2. the phone reads the file from the phone document folder, only those documents files are read by phone which are in such folder. In document folder we cannot create folders to manage or classify the files.

3. In the lumia phone we cannot know the calls duration from calls log.

4. It does not have its calls recorder and voice recorder, which is basic feature the phone.

5 Phone is heating up very uses internet, wifi, 3G, 2G, Charging.

6 Phone Music Volume function and ringtones volume function works together, the effect of this feature is that if i listen to music at low volume its ringtone volume also gets low automatically, i u fails to set the volume to higher user may fails to listen the ringtone and fails to attend the call.

7 vibration of the phone is very low at the time of ringing of phone.

8. We cannot customized the Default Bing Search Engine to some other search Engine.

9. Mic of phone is not clear, there is noise everytime, it creates noise.

10 Camera of the phone does not have basic features like brigness setting, self-potrait, timing option etc.

11 the phone does not support FLV files.

12 the phone does not have audio setting.

13 the phone has lagging problem i.e it takes time to display content.

14 phone does not support flash player. you cannot plays videos and songs on webpage.

15 cannot access internet via usb on mobile phone

 

[Flash]

1. Phone Does not have file Explorer to manage the files in the phone i.e to edit, to cut, to paste, to delete a file. By Lack of this feature we have to depend on the our personal computer/laptop to manage our files. The person who does not have PC/laptop cannot edit the file. - Yes, there's no file explorer for Lumia devices and it's the restriction by MS, and its common to all WP devices even Lumia 1020. What do you mean by EDITING a file?

2. the phone reads the file from the phone document folder, only those documents files are read by phone which are in such folder. In document folder we cannot create folders to manage or classify the files. tEven you create 10 folders with pdf's inside, the phone will lists all in a single view under OFFICE. Unless, there's a file explorer developed for WP, there's no point in segregating office folders by folders.

3. In the lumia phone we cannot know the calls duration from calls log. Yes. It won't save the call duration of dialled/received calls.

4. It does not have its calls recorder and voice recorder, which is basic feature the phone. Yes. there's none by MS, but there are apps available.

5 Phone is heating up very uses internet, wifi, 3G, 2G, Charging. Yes, it gets heat a bit, but it's common in all smartphones. Charging doesn't overheat the phone.

6 Phone Music Volume function and ringtones volume function works together, the effect of this feature is that if i listen to music at low volume its ringtone volume also gets low automatically, i u fails to set the volume to higher user may fails to listen the ringtone and fails to attend the call. Yes, there's a single volume control for all. Only vibrate+ring option will help, if the volume is low.

7 vibration of the phone is very low at the time of ringing of phone. What? It's common..

8. We cannot customized the Default Bing Search Engine to some other search Engine. Yes, the search button is wired to Bing. But, you can pin the IE to the start tile to browse with other.

9. Mic of phone is not clear, there is noise everytime, it creates noise. No. It doesn't.

10 Camera of the phone does not have basic features like brigness setting, self-potrait, timing option etc. Yes. But, there are ton of camera apps for WP that will put other platform's Camera apps to same..

11 the phone does not support FLV files. Yes. It doesn't support .flv and .mkv as of now.

12 the phone does not have audio setting. Yes, there's no equalizer.

13 the phone has lagging problem i.e it takes time to display content.No. It doesn't. WP8 experience is common in all WP devices.

14 phone does not support flash player. you cannot plays videos and songs on webpage. No. You can view youtube via browser too.

15 cannot access internet via usb on mobile phone Yes. you can only connect via wifi/edge, but it can act as a wifi hotspot..

 

[ShankJ]

I was going to take the plunge to buy this phone when some points which were raised by a reviewer stopped me. Can the users of Lumia 520 verify if these are true ? Or just rumors ?

1. True
2. True
3. True
4. Dont know
5. False
6. True( I hate this thing)
7. Depends on your perspective
8. True
9. Blasphemy.. Clear as water..
10. Not tried though the apps for the lens are fantastic, you'l fall in love with them..
11. There is flv player in the store but its paid, so i havnt tried it.. Otherwise it plays all formats excluding .flv and .mkv perfectly(even 1080p)..
12. True.. No equiliser..
13. False.. DOES NOT LAG AT ALL..
14. It plays Youtube videos for sure, tried and tested..
15. You mean access internet on p.c using the data pack of the cell??

 

[rdx_halo]

Thanks a lot guys really appreciate your help. Thanks again.
I was also looking the Samsung Galaxy S Advance i9070 @ Rs. 12580 + the Samsung Bluetooth headset free (worth 600/-) + a 8 GB card (350/-). Samsung Galaxy S Advance i9070 Price in India - Buy Samsung Galaxy S Advance i9070 Metallic Black Online - Samsung: Flipkart.com

I won't mind the outdated Software platform. I will be listening to music and playing some games. Is this a good choice?

 

[Flash]

You should ask that in "Mobile buying guide" thread..

 

[ashs1]

Samsung Galaxy S Advance i9070 - thats a pretty old phone..there are much better options in the market

 

[KDroid]

Thanks a lot guys really appreciate your help. Thanks again.
I was also looking the Samsung Galaxy S Advance i9070 @ Rs. 12580 + the Samsung Bluetooth headset free (worth 600/-) + a 8 GB card (350/-). Samsung Galaxy S Advance i9070 Price in India - Buy Samsung Galaxy S Advance i9070 Metallic Black Online - Samsung: Flipkart.com

I won't mind the outdated Software platform. I will be listening to music and playing some games. Is this a good choice?

Excellent Offer. Go for it. The software is not outdated. S Advance has received a Jellybean update. Total VFM.

 

[ashs1]

wow..i didn't know about the jellybean update !!!!
I think the performance of 1 GHz Dual Core ARM Cortex A-9 Processor for multitasking & games should be decent enough..not sure though..

If the performance is good, a very good offer indeed.

Note : the bluetooth headset offered with it is a "In-the-ear Headset without Charger"