Nokia Lumia 525 budget Windows Phone with 1GB of RAM unveiled

After weeks of speculation, Nokia's new budget Windows Phone, the Lumia 525, is now official. Unfortunately, there is no word on the availability and pricing of the Lumia 525 for various markets. However, Engadget notes that the Lumia 525's official listing includes three regions - Africa, Asia Pacific and Middle East.

The major highlight of the Nokia Lumia 525 is that the smartphone features 1GB of RAM, which is double than the 512MB RAM found on other budget Lumia smartphones (Nokia Lumia 520, Nokia Lumia 620 and Nokia Lumia 625). Other specifications of the Lumia 525 are identical to the Lumia 520

Specification

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - RM-998
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100 - RM-998
	SIM	Micro-SIM
	Announced	2013, November
	Status	Coming soon

BODY	Dimensions	119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm, 75.7 cc (4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
	Weight	124 g (4.37 oz)

DISPLAY	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches (~233 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Scratch-resistant glass

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 64 GB
	Internal	8 GB, 1 GB RAM

DATA	GPRS	Class B
	EDGE	Up to 236.8 kbps
	Speed	HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

CAMERA	Primary	5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels, autofocus
	Features	1/4'' sensor size, geo-tagging
	Video	Yes, 720p@30fps
	Secondary	No

FEATURES	OS	Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Black
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8227
	CPU	Dual-core 1 GHz
	GPU	Adreno 305
	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5
	Radio	FM Radio
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
	Java	No
	Colors	Black, White, Yellow, Red
		- SNS integration - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player - MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player - 7GB free SkyDrive storage - Document viewer - Video/photo editor - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input

BATTERY		Li-Ion 1430 mAh battery (BL-5J)
	Stand-by	Up to 336 h (2G) / Up to 336 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 17 h (2G) / Up to 10 h 40 min (3G)
	Music play	Up to 48 h