Findings

As far as overall performance goes, the Lumia 535 takes on entry-level Androids and we can only say that the experience is good. There’s not a lot of lag, apps launch quickly, navigation works well and we really have no complaints. Of course, this is still not a lighting fast phone, but in this price segment it does not have to be.








The camera is slow to launch, but aside from that performance is not an issue.

In terms of battery life, you are looking at about two days of moderate use. However, it takes about 3.5 hours to fully charge the battery with the bundled charger, which is rather slow

Microsoft offers a two-year warranty, which sounds fair.

Build quality is good, all things considered. This is not a flagship, and for a €119 phone the Lumia 535 feels quite durable.

How durable? Well, during our seven-week experience with the Lumia 535, the phone suffered two drops – one on a wooden floor, and the other one on ceramic tiles. The first one did absolutely nothing, while the other one left a small dent on the corner, and the battery popped out.

Had we used a protective cover, chances are the phone would have suffered no damage at all, but like we said Lumia 535 covers are still not widely available.

Removing the back and cleaning the insides is easy. The phone stood up to a lot of punishment, keys in the pocket, a couple of drops, terrible weather – but it just kept going. We noticed a barely visible scratch on the screen, and got a small dent when we dropped it, that’s all.