Saturday, September 22, 2012

Nokia Lumia 610 (price, intro)

The Nokia Lumia 610 is a Windows Phone relesed in early 2012. It's currently the cheapest phone in the Lumia series. What I got here is the black Lumia. The back cover has a rubbery feel, just like that of the magenta's (white and cyan have hard plastic material). 

Price: The Nokia Lumia 610 costs around P10,200-P10,900 in the Philippines. That's $243-$260 USD, based on the current exchange rate. 
Screen: It hasn't got any physical buttons. It's all touch and very responsive. 
 It has nice viewing angles and wide screen display. The screen doesn't have AMOLED which helps make colors more solid, more vibrant. On the other hand, it's not bad at all, though an AMOLED screen would have been great.

Memory: It has 8 gb internal memory. Many people find that annoying on this phone because they say they need more space than that. To me though, it's not so bad. I mainly use this phone for calling, texting, pictures, MS Office and some games. 
Battery: I usually use it only for texting and taking photos and the battery usually lasts for 36 hours or so. Camera: Camera is good for 5 megapixels. It also has flash.
Marketplace: The Marketplace offers a lot of good apps. People say its collection isn't as many as the apps available in the Android Market. 
Over all, I recommend this phone to people who wants a phone with a decent battery life in a single charge, wants to view and edit Microsoft Office documents, take decent photos. The unique interface is another pro.  It's also easy to operate. So, I'll be posting more about this phone. For other details I missed, you can just comment your inquiries and I may be able to answer as well as post photos.