Consumers searching for a brand new Windows Phone 8 handset can now head to T-Mobile retail stores or web site and purchase the available Nokia Lumia 521. T-Mobile offers the Lumia smart phone with the affordable $149.99 price.

T-Mobile offers another deal as well for the Nokia Lumia 521 where consumers can opt for the down payment price of $29.99 and the equal $5 monthly payments for the 2-year contract. The Finnish handset was previously made available at the Home Shopping Network with only a limited deal that began last April 27.

More details on the Nokia Lumia 521 smart phone availability at the T-Mobile web site can be found at this link: http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/Cell-Phone-Detail.aspx?cell-phone=Nokia-Lumia-521

Nokia Lumia 521 is a smart phone deviation of the existing Nokia Lumia 520 with its thickness measurement of 9.9mm. The Nokia handset features a 4-inch IPS WVGA screen display with 800x480p resolution, a dual-core 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage capacity with a microSD card slot for memory storage expansion.

Other impressive Nokia Lumia 521 features and specs include the 5MP rear camera capable of 720p video recording, HSPA+ 21Mbps connectivity and the power of a 1430mAh battery. Furthermore, a new software update arrived on Monday, May 20, that will allow Nokia Lumia 521 owners utilize the Wi-Fi calling feature.

The US mobile network operator made the Nokia Lumia 521 as the first Windows Phone 8 handset that can support aWi-Fi Calling feature in order to save from charges placed when making voice calls. The new feature will be helpful in expanding the T-Mobile network range where some areas have poor signal.

Users can manually check the Nokia Lumia 521 to see if the latest firmware update is available. Once the update is completed and the smart phone has been rebooted, the users can begin utilizing and enjoying the new feature.

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