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Nokia Lumia 620
13000 -
15000
Bangalore: Nokia Lumia 620, a striking Smartphone developed and designed by the Finnish maker comes with the tag of most affordable Windows Phone 8 available in market now. It is one of the first Nokia phones to implement WP8 along with Lumia 920 and Lumia 820. A double shot of color in Lumia’s 620, along with its non compromising features blends together to make an impact in the market.
The good:
The screen and removable covers of Lumia 620 retain the bright and colorful identity of the device. Apart from that, it is known for an affordable price tag and a decent 5-megapixel camera along with NFC.
The bad:
It loses its marks for certain aspects like poor call quality, design issues and the small battery.
The bottom line:
The Smartphone offers a complete Windows Phone 8 experience for a low price but take heed of certain compromises like battery, design and sound.
The design:
The Lumia 620 challenges its design on colors. It comes with a selection of easily interchangeable matte and gloss covers, transforming the device itself from lime green to orange, magenta, yellow, cyan, white and black. The colors are all bold and bright, and Nokia uses the new ‘dual-shot’ technology applying a base color layer as the foundation and a contrasting color layer on top to attain those vibrant color complexions. For instance, yellow base and cyan on top combines for lime green)
The phone measures about 4.5 inches tall and 2.4 inches wide, which is heavy for its size, coming to up to 4.5 ounces as thick and taller as Lumia’s 0.43 inch deep. The rounded corners characterize its shape along with a smooth and slippery back cover.
Processor and operating system:
Lumia 620 runs on Windows Phone 8, which means in simple terms, it comes with tools to sign on to multiple e-mail and social networking sites. It has a Qualcomm Snapdragon(TM) S4 processor with 1 Ghz dual-core CPUs supported by 512 RAM.
Screen:
The phone features a 3.8 inch Clear Black Multi Touch capacitive display touch screen with a WVGA (480*800 pixel) resolution. It is a bit smaller than Lumia 820’s 4.3 inch or 920’s 4.5 inch.
Battery life:
Powered by Rechargeable 1300 mAh battery, it offers up to 14 hours talk time on 3G and up to 330 hours standby time. It lasts up to 61 hours while playing music.
Camera:
Lumia 620 is designed with a 5-megapixel camera that has an LED flash, autofocus as well as touch focus and a range of scene settings. Different lenses can be added from the Windows Store; currently about 50 of them are available and most of them are free. For instance; Panorama does what it says on the tin and smart shoot lets the user take five shots in a faster pace. The picture quality tends to be crisp but color balance tends to be a little off. It records video at 720p HD resolution and the VGA camera on the front features for video calls.
Storage and Connectivity:
The Nokia Lumia 620 has a standard array of connectivity options which includes Bluetooth3.0, Wi-Fi, GPS, IE10 with the support of HTML 5, Nokia Maps and other navigation features. Storage wise, the phone has an internal memory of 8GB which can be expanded up to 64 GB via microSD card slot.
Price and Availability:
The phone is yet to launch in India and it will be launched mostly in all the major Indian cities with an estimated price around Rs. 15000.
Verdict:
The phone is easily accessible in the world of Windows 8 and it has an added feature of swappable back plates for added appeal. Nokia has also the free add-on apps that distinguish the Lumia series.
The good:
The screen and removable covers of Lumia 620 retain the bright and colorful identity of the device. Apart from that, it is known for an affordable price tag and a decent 5-megapixel camera along with NFC.
The bad:
It loses its marks for certain aspects like poor call quality, design issues and the small battery.
The bottom line:
The Smartphone offers a complete Windows Phone 8 experience for a low price but take heed of certain compromises like battery, design and sound.
The design:
The Lumia 620 challenges its design on colors. It comes with a selection of easily interchangeable matte and gloss covers, transforming the device itself from lime green to orange, magenta, yellow, cyan, white and black. The colors are all bold and bright, and Nokia uses the new ‘dual-shot’ technology applying a base color layer as the foundation and a contrasting color layer on top to attain those vibrant color complexions. For instance, yellow base and cyan on top combines for lime green)
The phone measures about 4.5 inches tall and 2.4 inches wide, which is heavy for its size, coming to up to 4.5 ounces as thick and taller as Lumia’s 0.43 inch deep. The rounded corners characterize its shape along with a smooth and slippery back cover.
Processor and operating system:
Lumia 620 runs on Windows Phone 8, which means in simple terms, it comes with tools to sign on to multiple e-mail and social networking sites. It has a Qualcomm Snapdragon(TM) S4 processor with 1 Ghz dual-core CPUs supported by 512 RAM.
Screen:
The phone features a 3.8 inch Clear Black Multi Touch capacitive display touch screen with a WVGA (480*800 pixel) resolution. It is a bit smaller than Lumia 820’s 4.3 inch or 920’s 4.5 inch.
Battery life:
Powered by Rechargeable 1300 mAh battery, it offers up to 14 hours talk time on 3G and up to 330 hours standby time. It lasts up to 61 hours while playing music.
Camera:
Lumia 620 is designed with a 5-megapixel camera that has an LED flash, autofocus as well as touch focus and a range of scene settings. Different lenses can be added from the Windows Store; currently about 50 of them are available and most of them are free. For instance; Panorama does what it says on the tin and smart shoot lets the user take five shots in a faster pace. The picture quality tends to be crisp but color balance tends to be a little off. It records video at 720p HD resolution and the VGA camera on the front features for video calls.
Storage and Connectivity:
The Nokia Lumia 620 has a standard array of connectivity options which includes Bluetooth3.0, Wi-Fi, GPS, IE10 with the support of HTML 5, Nokia Maps and other navigation features. Storage wise, the phone has an internal memory of 8GB which can be expanded up to 64 GB via microSD card slot.
Price and Availability:
The phone is yet to launch in India and it will be launched mostly in all the major Indian cities with an estimated price around Rs. 15000.
Verdict:
The phone is easily accessible in the world of Windows 8 and it has an added feature of swappable back plates for added appeal. Nokia has also the free add-on apps that distinguish the Lumia series.
