Nokia Lumia 532 smartphone: specifications and reviews

Lumia 435 and Lumia 532 are the first compact smartphones created on the basis of Microsoft's famous Finnish brand Nokia - a company known for its excellent phones. It is quite logical that Microsoft decided to pay due attention to one of the most popular segments of the market.

The specifications of the Lumia 532 do not break records, but they are impressive: the 4 "WVGA display, the Snapdragon 200 and 8 GB of RAM, and Microsoft experts say that this is more than enough to ensure smooth use of their mobile platform. That the gadget is equipped with a powerful quad-core processor and a 5 megapixel camera.

The smartphone has a fairly simple assembly, which should make it more durable than many of its more expensive competitors. In addition, several color options are offered, including bright ones, which significantly expands the target audience: from business people to adolescents.

Retail package

Microsoft Lumia 532 is an entry-level phone, it becomes very clear once you open the factory packaging. The kit includes only a standard charger, a microUSB cable is not included.

The Microsoft Lumia 532 phone has an attractive appearance, a thin frame and a small screen. Its dimensions are quite compact (118 x 65 x 11.7 mm), and the weight is 137 grams - a little more than can be assumed in appearance.

Design and build quality

The front has a fairly noticeable edging around the 4-inch display, while the one-piece back cover completely skirts around the body. The plastic used for design is pleasant to the touch, the phone has a glossy surface on the sides and a matte finish on the back.

Compact dimensions make it easy to hold the device in your hand and place it in any pockets. Because the build quality is very high, you will not have to worry about it. The only inconvenience is the small keys on the on-screen keyboard (in case you have fat fingers).

Control

The 4-inch Microsoft Lumia 532 display is surrounded by three Windows capacitive keys. There is some problem with these buttons. It is expressed in the fact that they do not have a backlight, and this makes the operation of the phone in the dark somewhat difficult.

Backlight and proximity sensors are hidden in a circle above the top speaker (located above the screen), and the front VGA-camera is very noticeable.

The smartphone does not contain anything on the left side, while on the right are the volume keys and the power / lock button. All three of the above controls offer excellent tactile feedback.

At the top of Nokia Lumia 532 there is an audio connector, at the bottom - the port MicroUSB. The microphone opening is hidden on the bottom edge of the front panel. The 5-megapixel camera is located on the rear panel, next to the speaker grille.

Removing the battery is required to access the microSD memory slots and the SIM card.

Display

As already mentioned, the Lumia 532 phone has a 4 "LCD screen with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels, which is low among the currently available ones on the market, but given the modest diagonal size, it combines with a density of 233ppi, which is quite good.

But the resolution is not the main problem of the screen. Low end panels also show a noticeable halo when fast scrolling is performed. In addition, the display has a weak contrast and low brightness.

The viewing angles are also quite limited: there is a noticeable compression of the contrast and a color shift, even with insignificant slopes.

The only positive quality of this screen is the saturation of color options. Nevertheless, even a very powerful tuner will find it difficult to extract a lot of performance from this device.

Sunlight also greatly reduces readability, but it's not surprising given the very dim screen and the reflective glass on top.

Battery life

Nokia Lumia 532 runs on a BV-5J battery with a capacity of 1560 mAh. This figure seems small, but you should not forget that this is a smartphone in a small price category. The operating system Windows has good energy efficiency, therefore the device can work long enough without recharging. You can save about 6 hours if you use your phone with just one SIM card.

Connectivity

The Microsoft Lumia 532 smartphone has support for GSM / GPRS / EDGE, as well as four 3G bands with HSDPA. Models with dual SIM cards also support dual standby.

In terms of connecting to the local network, the phone offers 2.4 Wi-Fi B / G / N with DLNA and Wi-Fi Hotspot, as well as stereo Bluetooth 4.0 with file transfer support.

For positioning Lumia 532 includes GPS and GLONASS. The compass is not available at this time.

FM radio is also present in the package bundle, and this is a good alternative source of news and music (as many of the gadgets on Android have recently removed this feature in favor of online streaming alternatives).

The Lumia 532 smartphone runs on the preinstalled Windows Phone 8.1 (Update 1). The latest LumiaDenim software package is also delivered pre-installed, but not in all cases. Models on 2 SIM cards do not have a firmware update, which offers some additional menu options and applications.

The screen saver displays the time, and also supports notifications similar to those displayed on your LockScreen.

Lumia 532: Interface Specifications

In the smartphone there is a familiar interface with variable tile sizes on the start page. You can group tiles into folders if you like ordering. Almost every application available in the online store comes with its own tile, and thanks to this you can see useful information on your desktop. The tiled background looks nice, but still not all tiles are transparent, which can detract from the overall effect.

Microsoft borrowed from Apple the ability to run applications running in the background: most programs can be suspended by pressing the Windows key and will be resumed as soon as you want to return them. Of course, there are applications such as navigation or battery settings that will continue to work in the background if you do not specifically close them.

Multitasking

The sleep mode available in WindowsPhone can be set to block calls and messages for a predetermined period of time, plus, it can also turn on automatically during events marked in the calendar. Naturally, there are certain exceptions in the settings, and they should be kept in mind.

The service "Cortana" from Microsoft serves to recognize your voice commands. "Cortana" can fully interact with your phone and carry out all kinds of commands associated with it. The application is also capable of tracking various news topics, making suggestions for cooking, excursion plans, locating places and other useful information.

Specifications

Lumia 532, whose reviews are somewhat contradictory, runs on a fast version of the chip with a 1.2 GHz quad-core Cortex-A7, Adreno 302 GPU and 1 GB of RAM.

It seems that 1 GB of RAM is now the minimum for the Lumia lineup, even within the entry level, as this will facilitate the transition to Windows 10. Microsoft has promised to update all previous phones of the Lumia lineup, even coming out with 512 MB of RAM, but the correctness The work with this indicator will not be guaranteed.

The Internet Explorer browser in Windows Phone 8.1 is nothing special, but it works as fast and smoothly as possible on this hardware.

The Lumia line-up is an entry-level smartphone, and they are not designed to load a lot of games into them or provide lightning fast performance. They are designed to cover the minimum needs - calls, messaging, social networking, navigational and office tasks. As they say about Microsoft Lumia 532 reviews, the device successfully performs these tasks. Windows Phone 8.1 works fine when all major applications are launched, although some "heavy" services (such as Skype) may take several seconds to load. There are several games that work very well, if you are not too demanding on the schedule.

Telephony and contact management

Names and surnames are the hub of any phonebook you will find on the Windows device. It supports several accounts, including social accounts, and has several pages, as in the rest of the WP interface. The first page has a list of contacts, the second is the "What's new" section and contains all updates from your friends.

In addition, viewing a specific contact also allows you to check for updates on the social networks of a particular person, plus, you can view the complete history of sharing information with this contact in one place in chronological order. All but the status update will be listed in this option: calls, SMS and e-mail messages.

Contacts

Each SIM card has a separate list of phones and messages, so the chance that you accidentally use the wrong SIM is very small. The switch between the SIMs works very simply, so you can easily select the card you want to call from.

Camera

Lumia 532 offers a 5 megapixel camera with a fixed focus. The phone has a significant disadvantage in the form of lack of LED flash, as well as a secondary microphone for stereo audio recording.

The interface of the Lumia camera is very simple - it offers white balance control , ISO, shutter speeds up to 1sec and exposure settings. In addition, you can get an increase in the image, as well as Cinemagraph effects (animated photos), panoramic shooting, selfie, and so on.

The images received from the camera Lumia 532, look quite decent for such permission. Contrast is not bad, although the white balance is not very well regulated.

Recording 480p video

The Lumia 532 camera, whose characteristics are relatively good, can also record video at 30fps FWVGA (848 x 480 pixels) with a low bitrate of 3 Mbit. All the videos are written in one mode - AAC channel with a bitrate of 160 kbps in 48 kHz.

The camera's interface largely coincides with the camera. But you can choose the audio filter of the bass (from 100 to 200 Hz). Choosing in favor of 200 Hz (strong) will record a much better sound at concerts or in clubs.

Captured videos are not very impressive. They have fuzzy details, greased colors and lack of white balance.

In general, if you want a 4-inch compact smartphone, the Lumia 532 will easily perform the necessary tasks.