Priced at a wallet friendly £89.95, the Nokia Lumia 630 is the cheapest Windows phone money can buy, and it will be available in the UK from the 29th May.
Despite its bargain basement price, the Lumia is quite a cheerful thing, with a selection of swappable shells available in bright orange, yellow, green, white and black shades.
The phone’s specs are indeed modest, but reasonable for everyday use, with the phone offering a 4.5″ inch screen supporting a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels and being powered by a 1.2ghz quadcore Qualcomm Snapdragon 400, backed by a 1830mAh battery.
There’s just the one rear camera on board, a 5 megapixel number with a handy wide angle 28mm focal length and reasonably speedy f2.4 aperture. Video can be captured at 720p (HD, 1280 x 720)/30fps.
Inside there’s 512MB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage with a microSD slot offering up to 128GBmore storage.
Running Windows Phone 8.1, the Lumia will be available from Carphone Warehouse, EE, O2, Tesco and Amazon from next Thursday.
We think it’s rather a splendid entry level number and something that may tempt users away from some of the (arguably) more complex Android budget handsets.
Specs rundown: Short and snappy:
Primary camera sensor size: 5 MP
Display size: 4.5”
Display resolution: FWVGA (854 x 480)
Processor name: Snapdragon 400
Maximum talk time (3G): 13.1h
Battery capacity: 1830mAh
The full Monty:
- Dimensions
- Height: 129.5 mm
- Width: 66.7 mm
- Thickness2: 9.2 mm
- Weight: 134 g
- Display and User Interface
- Display size: 4.5 ”
- Display resolution: FWVGA (854 x 480)
- Display features: Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3, Lumia Color profile, Wide viewing angle
- Display colors: TrueColor (24-bit/16M)
- Aspect ratio: 16:9
- Pixel density: 221 ppi
- Display technology: ClearBlack, IPS LCD
- Touch screen technology: Capacitive Multipoint-Touch
- Sensors: Accelerometer
- Keys and Input Methods
- User Input: Touch
- Operating keys: Volume keys, Power/Lock key
- Form factor
- Form factor: Monoblock touch
- Hardware
- Connectivity
- SIM card type: Micro SIM
- Dual SIM: No
- Charging connectors: Micro-USB
- AV connectors: 3.5 mm audio connector
- System connectors: Micro-USB-B
- USB: USB 2.0
- Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0
- Bluetooth profiles: Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) 1.2, Phone Book Access Profile (PBAP) 1.1, Generic Attribute Profile (GATT), Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) 1.4, Hands-free profile (HFP) 1.6, Object Push profile (OPP) 1.1
- Wi-Fi: WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
- WLAN Security: EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, WPA, WEP, EAP-AKA, PEAP-MSCHAPv2, WPA2 (AES/TKIP), WPA2-Enterprise, WPA2-Personal, EAP-TLS, WPA-Enterprise, EAP-SIM, WPA-Personal
- Data Network
- WCDMA network: 900 MHz, 2100 MHz
- WCDMA max data speed DL: HSDPA – 21.1 Mbps
- WCDMA max data speed UL: HSUPA – 5.76 Mbps
- GSM network: 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz
- GSM max data speed DL: EGPRS 296.0 kbps
- GSM max data speed UL: EGPRS 236.8 kbps
- Power Management3
- Battery: BL-5H
- Battery capacity: 1830 mAh
- Battery voltage: 3.7 V
- Removable battery: Yes
- Maximum standby time: 25 days
- Maximum talk time (2G): 16.4 h
- Maximum talk time (3G): 13.1 h
- Maximum music playback time: 58 h
- Maximum video playback time: 7 h
- Maximum cellular network browsing time: 8.8 h
- Maximum Wi-Fi network browsing time: 9.4 h
- Processor
- Processor name: Snapdragon 400
- Processor type: Quad-core 1.2GHz
- Memory
- User data storage: In device, Memory card, OneDrive cloud storage, App and data storage on memory card
- RAM: 512 MB
- Mass memory: 8 GB
- Expandable memory card type: MicroSD
- Maximum memory card size: 128 GB
- Free cloud storage: 7 GB
- Connectivity
- Software and applications
- Productivity features
- Features (Personal information Management): Calculator, Clock, Calendar, Alarm clock, Reminders, Phonebook, To-do list, Family Room, Kid’s Corner, OneNote, Social networks in Phonebook, Wallet, Notifications
- Business apps: Lync (Corporate IM) free download, Company Hub for enterprise applications, Office apps: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneNote, OneDrive storage for documents and notes, Adobe Reader free download
- Document formats supported: PDF, Word, Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint
- Syncronization: Exchange ActiveSync, Via Windows Phone apps, Nokia Photo Transfer for Mac
- Sync content: Calendar, Video, Pictures, Music, Contacts
- Other Applications
- Game features: Touch UI, XBox-Live Hub, DirectX 11
- Software platform & User Interface
- Operating System: Windows Phone OS
- Software release: Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Cyan
- Software updates: Firmware Over-the-Air (FOTA)
- Productivity features
- Communications
- Email and Messaging4
- Email clients: Gmail, Nokia Mail, MS Exchange Active Sync, Windows Live / Hotmail / Outlook.com, Yahoo! Mail, IBM Notes Traveler, Outlook / Office 365 / Exchange
- Email protocols: SMTP, IMAP4, POP3
- Email features: Viewing and editing of email attachments, Multiple email accounts, HTML emails, Inbox filtering, Text-to-speech message reader, Conversational view on email, Linked inboxes
- Instant messaging: WhatsApp, Skype IM, WeChat, Viber, LINE, Hangouts, MySpace, Twitter, Yahoo! Messenger
- Messaging features: Text messaging, Automatic resizing of images for MMS, Distribution lists for messaging, Multimedia messaging, Conversational chat style SMS, Unified inbox for SMS and MMS, Concatenated SMS for long messages, Integrated text messaging and chat, Number screening for messaging, Text-to-speech message reader
- Call management
- Features (Call Management): Voice Commands, Call waiting, Call history, Call forwarding, Conference call, Integrated hands-free speakers, Speed dial, Voice mail, Skype voice call
- Supported amount of phonebooks: One integrated phonebook
- Contacts: Unlimited
- Ringtones: Downloadable ringtones, MP3 ringtones
- Noise cancellation: Yes
- Speech codecs: GSM FR, GSM HR, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, GSM EFR
- Email and Messaging4
- Device security
- Security
- Enterprise security features: Mobile VPN, Remote lock and wipe, Hardware accelerated device encryption, Mobile device management, Remote security policy enforcement
- General Security features: Device lock, PIN code, Device lock passcode, Regular signed firmware updates, Track and Protect via internet, Application certification, Application sandboxing, Backup and restore via Internet, Browser integrated anti-phishing, Remote device lock via Internet, Remote device wipe via Internet, Secure boot, Signed OS
- Supported security standards: TLS v1.0, TLS v1.1, TLS v1.2, SSL v3.0, Suite B ciphers
- Security
- Sharing and Internet
- Navigation
- Photography
- Main camera
- Primary camera sensor size: 5 MP
- Camera Focus Type: Auto focus
- Camera digital zoom: 4 x
- Sensor size: 1/4 inch
- Main camera f-number/aperture: f/2.4
- Camera focal length: 28 mm
- Camera minimum focus range: 10 cm
- Camera image formats: JPEG/Exif
- Main camera features
- Main camera – other features: Touch focus, Landscape orientation, Auto and manual exposure, Auto and manual white balance, Full screen viewfinder, Geotagging, Automatic photo upload to web services, Full resolution photo and video upload
- Digital camera add-ons: Panorama lens, Nokia Refocus, Bing vision, Cinemagraph lens, Nokia Camera, Nokia Glam Me
- Photography apps
- Nokia Camera: Nokia Camera brings together the features from Nokia Pro Cam and Nokia Smart Cam modes into one application. It gives you the whole exclusive Nokia camera experience with fast access to editing and sharing.
- Cinemagraph: A magical blend of photo and movie-like animation, creating pictures that seem almost alive. Helpful on-screen assistance lets you select the animated area of your picture and easily create and edit a cinemagraph. You can share your cinemagraph with friends via social media, email and messaging.
- Panorama: Get the bigger picture with Nokia’s easy-to-use Panorama app. Simply take your pictures and the app automatically stitches them into a picture-perfect view. Once you’re done, share your panorama directly to Twitter and Facebook.
- Nokia Storyteller: Storyteller collects your photos, videos and cinemagraphs into a browsable timeline and map, so you can let the pictures tell the whole story for you. Zoom into an event, and edit your photos directly from the Storyteller interface with Lumia camera applications. Zoom out of the story to reveal where it all took place.
- Nokia Refocus: A new innovative fun camera app that lets the you capture interactive macro photos and choose what you want in focus later. You can also have everything in focus or do color-pop. Then you can share the interactive image and let your friends play around and change the focus in it on-line.
- Image capturing
- Capture modes: Video, Still
- Scene modes: Automatic, Sports, Night
- White balance modes: Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Daylight, Automatic
- Light sensitivity: Automatic, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600
- Photos viewed by: Month, Album, Camera Roll, Favorites, Nokia Storyteller, Photos from social networks
- Main camera
- Music and Audio
- Music
- Music apps: Nokia MixRadio, Xbox Music
- DRM support: PlayReady
- Audio features: Audio Streaming, Music Player, Media Player, Album graphics display in Music player, Cloud music offline playback, Cloud music playback, Podcasts
- Music apps
- Nokia MixRadio: Imagine a radio station where every track is chosen just for you, from music you love and music you’ll want to discover. Meet Nokia MixRadio – we bring you free streamed mixes of music created to your personal taste that you just click and play. No subscription and no advertising, just great music everyday.
- Music format
- Codecs: MP3, AAC LC, AMR-NB, WMA 9, GSM FR, HE-AAC, HE-AACv2, WMA 10 Pro
- Audio playback file formats: MP4, AAC, MP3, M4A, WMA, 3G2, AMR, 3GP, ASF
- Radio
- Radio features6: Internet Radio, FM radio
- Voice and audio recording
- Recording: Voice recording in MMS, Voice recording in OneNote
- Audio recording file formats: AMR
- Audio recording codecs: AAC LC, AMR-NB, GSM FR
- Audio recording features: Mono
- Music
- Video
- Main video camera
- Camera video resolution: 720p (HD, 1280 x 720)
- Camera video frame rate: 30 fps
- Camera video zoom: 4 x
- Video playback frame rate: 30 fps
- Video playback codecs: H.263, H.264/AVC, MPEG-4, VC-1, Windows video
- Video playback file formats: 3G2, 3GP, MP4, WMV, AVI, M4V, MOV
- Video recording formats: MP4/H.264
- Video white balance modes: Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Automatic, Daylight
- Main video camera features
- Video streaming: YouTube browsing and video streaming, Streaming from video services and internet, Progressive video download
- Video recording features: Video zoom, Continuous autofocus
- Main video camera
- Environment
- Environmental features
- Materials: Free of PVC, Contains recycled metals, Free of nickel on the product surface, Free of BFR, rFR as in Nokia Substance List
- Energy efficiency: Battery saver feature, Energy efficient charger
- Eco content and services: Available at Store, HERE Drive: route optimization, HERE Maps: pedestrian navigation
- Product is recyclable (up to): 100% recoverable as materials and energy
- User guide: Small printed guide, full on nokia.com, In-device user guide
- Packaging: Made of renewable materials, Minimized package, Packaging is 100 % recyclable, Containing up to 30% recycled materials, Virgin wood fibres up to 90% certified
- Environmental features
- Accessibility
- Accessibility features
- Hearing: Vibrating alerts, BT neckloop compatible, TTY support
- Vision: Vibrating alerts, Voice recognition, Font magnification, Voice Commands, Customizable home screen, High contrast mode, Screen magnification
- Physical skills: Voice Commands, Customizable home screen, Speakerphone, Speed dial, Voice recognition
- Accessibility features
- What’s in the box
- Box
- Sales Package: Nokia Lumia 630, High Efficiency Charger AC-20, Quick guide
- Box
Nice ‘phone, yea, yea , yea. But the replacement battery is about as rare as hens teeth!!!!!!!!!!