Hands-on review: MWC 2013: Nokia Lumia 520

Let's get something straight first. We really like Windows Phone 8. It's not for everybody, but it's a great mobile phone OS and Nokia and Microsoft have made great strides with it.It's also very easy to use - and that's why we think the 4-inch Lumia 520 could do rather well, as a low budget handset for those who don't want an over-complicated or over-equipped smartphone.It isn't a slouch, with a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4, but most of the other specs have been trimmed from the higher end Lumias to reach its price point - it has an estimated starting price of €139. The 5MP camera has no flash, for example, while the display is 800 x 480, the same as the 620's 3.8-inch and the 720's 4.3-inch displays.Nokia does, however, say the 520 uses the same digital camera lenses found on the flagship (and rather heavy) Nokia Lumia 920. That's hardly a big deal, but the fact Nokia said it shows that this new handset has very little in common with its top-end brethren.You get 8MB of storage, but you can expand thanks to a microSD slot.It is slightly thinner than the Lumia 620, matching the Lumia 720's 9.9mm thickness, while at 124g it's a pleasant weight. There is a small speaker on the bottom rear of the device, a headphone jack on the top and the standard microUSB on the bottom. In terms of look and feel, the 520 feels as good in the hand as any other Lumia, thanks to the now-familiar monoblock casing. And there's are also familiar controls - the sl