The Lumia 520 offers a full-fledged, fluid and friendly smartphone experience, but it sits in the shadow of the 620... it still contains all the essentials of the modern Lumia offering, with lots of personality and a welcoming OS. But even in this scenario, we'd come up against the battery life...

If you're looking for a cheap smartphone, you may have just found it. The Nokia Lumia 520 doesn't tick all the boxes on our features wishlist, but it capably handles those that are most important.

The Nokia Lumia 520 is a great little smartphone. It delivers what Nokia is known for, with good design and build quality, despite the affordable price point. A few hardware shortcuts have been made...But at this price there's little to criticise. It's a competent smartphone...

This is a good buy for someone seeking a wallet-friendly smartphone off-contract.

With similar specs to the Lumia 620, Nokia's latest smartphone is a good choice for anyone who wants to discover the world of Windows Phone and Nokia's extra services at a reasonable price.

When talking entry-level smartphones, it's all about cutting the right corners and ticking the right boxes and the latest Nokia smartphone comes across as a superbly balanced phone.

This is a tremendous phone. It looks good, feels stylish, has most of the features you’re likely to be looking for and performs well using Microsoft’s swish Windows Phone 8 operating system.

While it felt a little cheaper (as one would expect with such a low-end handset), it still seemed to be held together quite solidly.

In the hand, it feels lightweight, though not flimsy. The screen—4", 800×480— is bright and clear enough, but its blacks looked decidedly gray, even when I had it set to the lowest brightness.

This device is a bit of a shell in the way it appears in the hand, with the front being more of a flat experience while the back bubbles out, and the edges are sharp.

The Lumia 520 is the Nokia's cheapest Windows Phone to date and will retail for less than US$200 when it hits the market. It is likely to offer excellent value for money.

The device has the typical Nokia design touches with interchangeable covers that many and especially the younger and hip will like.

We decided to take a closer look at the Windows Phone, which was unveiled to the world earlier today, and while it's targeting emerging markets we weren't left feeling disappointed.

Although the Nokia Lumia 520 misses out on a few bells and whistles, such as the secondary camera and NFC, getting a great-performing phone for under £150 alone sounds like a fair deal to us.

We rather like the Lumia 520 - Nokia clearly has a market in mind for the device and has given it a price point to match. It's not a handset for those who really want a Windows Phone, but rather it's one for those who want a budget smartphone.

First impressions of the Lumia 520 are good, and Nokia's bundled apps add a significant amount of value.

While a bit thick, the Lumia 520 will be a good starter phone for those wanting to get try Windows Phone.