Nokia Lumia 610

the nokia lumia is a great phone, of corse i have the 610 which is brillient, of corse the lumia's got better as they made new model's which is why i would suggest getting a version like the 900, but the only problem is it's size, so if you want a smaller and cheaper phone and get more out of your money's worth, get this phone.

program:

the nokia lumia 610 run's on windows 7.5 which is faster and better than the original windows 7 and is basically the same as windows 8 but just lacks a few feature's, if you are like me you are not satisfied with the windows 7 laptop but this phone is great.

feature's:

the great thing i like about this phone is customizing, it's really great for whatever you are in to, you make box's on the home screen dedicated to what you want it to be, also being windows it has xbox live on it and you are able to download games that get you achievements for your account including some classic games that are very popular in the gaming market, it has a great 5 megapixel camera which is the same as the iphone 5 and without a doubt the new windows phones have the best camera's on the market, it can go online very quickly and has an actual search button on the front of the phone.

the design:

the lumia has a very unique design with curved edges, very nice to look at, has a great flash light on the back, next to a 5mp camera placed in the middle of the phone, there is no camera on the front, there are 3 manual buttons on the side, on/off switch also locks the phone when pressed, a camera button which opens the camera when held down and the two volume buttons, at the top there is a headphone socket and a universal USB also used for blackberry's, LG's, sony ericsson's and more, on the front there are 3 touchscreen buttons, a home button in the middle then a search button that open's bing and a back button, the touch screen, then of corse the thing's used for talking on the phone, and finally on the back there is also a speaker that can be set very loud volume.

i can't really complain much about this phone apart from that i'm jelious of people who have the later versions.

You need to install Zune software on your computer first before you can transfer any music. Zune is right rubbish. It is too complicated. My previous Xpress music was much better. Phone is easy to understand. But Windows is sh#t.

The Nokia Lumia 610 has been marketed as a budget windows, and I'll be it is a budget windows phone! But even though it's a budget phone it's a nice phone!

The phone itself is a nice design which feels sturdy and sleek. It is a nice weight and the quick keys are in the usual place but don't feel like buttons, they don't click enough for my liking.

The OS is the same as the higher models of the Lumia and works just as nicely on the 610 as the rest, it actually is hard to tell the difference between this and the Lumia 800 at times.

the screen is TFT capacitive touchscreen which is a nice 480 x 800 pixels resolution and 3.7 inches big and is very crisp and clear although not as nice as the AMOLED in the 800, but for the price difference it is expected.

The camera is the big let down with this camera and the only thing stopping it being 5 star for me, it is 5 MP with a normal optics lens, it takes ok pictures but it pixelates a lot and dark images get a lot of static in the picture.

The CPU is 800 MHz ARM Cortex-A5 which make it fast and fairly smooth for everyday use but there is the occasional lag when using it for more challenging apps.

Two smaller problems with this phone are, firstly there is only 8GB internal memory on this model and there is no expandable memory slot so you need to use the space wisely, and secondly the only way to manage the phone through a PC is to use Zune because there is no file management system, which can be slightly frustrating however is no different to the iPhone and iTunes.

So over all this is a nice budget phone that has taken the more expensive models and replaced the camera with a poorer quality one. but i would be happy using this phone day to day and it is a lot more affordable than most smart phones on the market.

Pros:

+Affordable

+Nice design

+Windoes OS is nice and easy to use

+Good Battery Life

Cons:

-Can get laggy with more complicated apps

-Poor camera

-Only 8GB internal memory, no expandable memory

-Have to use Zune to manage the phone over PC