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Nokia 520 Lumia hands on (pictures)

We get a closer look at Nokia's Lumia 520 Windows Phone here at Mobile World Congress.

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Nokia Lumia 520, coming soon to a carrier near you

BARCELONA, Spain--Nokia's Lumia 520 is a fairly entry level Windows Phone that will find its way to a number of carriers globally, including a variant for T-Mobile in the U.S., called the Lumia 521.
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Color, camera

The Lumia 520 has much more basic features, including a 5-megapixel camera, but no flash, and a smaller 4-inch screen.
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Round it out

Nokia has given its 520 a round back to fit into the curve of the hand. The contrast with the phone's squared face edges makes it less comfortable around the rim.
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Side view

On the thicker side, the Lumia 520 still retains the signature Lumia button placement for volume, power, and to take a photo.
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One final look

By the way, you're looking at 8GB in internal storage, 7GB online SkyDrive storage, and support for 64GB through the microSD card.

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