Nokia Lumia 710 detail
Nokia Lumia 710 detail
The Nokia Lumia 710 launched second smartphone with Windows Mobile 7.5 operating system. The proof that a great smartphone not always have to cost the grand prize.
With a price tag of 319 euro is Nokia Lumia 710 considerably cheaper than Nokia’s flagship Windows Phone, the Nokia Lumia 800 (499 euros). Although the devices actually not be directly compared, it must be said that the build quality and design of Nokia’s latest addition was quite sharply with the strong unibodydesign of Nokia Lumia 800.
Plastic
Thus the unit feels very plastic and gives mainly the removable rear side of the phone a shaky feeling. In addition, Nokia has opted for the three known Windows Phone buttons to hide under a big physical button. Although this feels sturdy, but a good service is not at all. Based on the moderate feedback from the key because you never know whether you’ve pressed a button properly.
The buttons on the side are hard to find by touch.
Although the on / off button, camera button and volume control a lot easier to work, here is something to haggle. Especially the volume and camera button on the side are so seamlessly incorporated into the housing, it is often difficult to find it by touch. Nokia has finally done the smart or corners of the unit diagonally to work. It may look corny out, this is the Nokia Lumia 710 is nice in the hand when taking pictures or shooting videos.
Snapshots make
Making these snapshots 5megapixel performed by the camera. The quality of the pictures is generally fine, but the camera (despite the LED flash) especially in dark scenes quite poor. The 720p videos are excellent for such a budget camera, with particular recorded audio extremely clear sounds. Like the Nokia Lumia 800 missing on the Nokia Lumia 710, unfortunately, a front camera.
When photographing the Nokia Lumia 710 is nice in the hand by the oblique corners.
Like the Lumia Nokia 800 has also some 710 of its own apps provide. And soon prove particularly useful. For example, the Nokia Music app addictive streaming music service, Nokia Maps does a fine job as a substitute and Google Maps, Nokia Riding a reliable free navigation system. It is disappointing that we did with the latter still can not navigate offline, something Nokia us for some time an update to the prospect.
Although the offer in the Windows Marketplace still considerably lagging behind compared to Apple’s App Store and the Android Market, complements this digital store in recent months have rapidly with the most common apps. It provides Windows Phone 7.5 out of itself an excellent integration of social media like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, and are also present MSN Messenger and Xbox Live features of added value.
Nokia Lumia 710 with Gorilla Glass
The 3.7-inch touchscreen is the caliber of “Gorilla Glass” and has a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. Unlike the super bright AMOLED screen on the Lumia 800 concerns a simple LCD display. A difference in quality that still have a considerable impact on the fun with the phone.
Although the colors are vivid, concerns the weak brightness and very limited viewing angles ensure that reading texts and watching videos is not always pleasant. However, this display features Nokia’s Clear Black-ink technology that black actually is black. It remains impressive.
What also makes an impression is the speed of the system. The 1.4 GHz processor and 512 MB of RAM deliver excellent work done, because during our extensive testing period, the smartphone without running like a charm. Something competing systems such as Android, the HTC Wildfire or the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray has a point to create suction. Multitasking, Internet browsing, photos: occasionally there was a hitch on.
Because the back is removable, you can personalize the device with colored panels that are sold separately.
The 8 GB of memory is unfortunately a little on the meager side. That we in no way able to expand will also soon start to irritate when your device fills with music, videos, photos and apps. A sacrifice that probably should be brought to the phone affordable. The 1300mAh battery in Nokia Lumia 710 keeps quite easily a full day. Nothing particularly long, but it’s equally disappointing.
Conclusion
Although the design of the little Nokia Lumia 710 will impress people with an iPhone 4S, Lumia 800 or Galaxy S II shows Nokia with their second Windows Phone that you do not always have to pay the prize for a quality unit. The housing may not be too firm to the touch, the phone does have a nice Black-Clear screen, a good camera and some handy apps Nokia. It is the 710 in daily use one of the fastest smartphones in its price range. Do not want more than 320 euros to spend a smartphone and is open to you for refreshing Windows Phone, the Nokia Lumia 710 definitely worth considering.
Nokia Lumia 710 specification
- Mobile phone handset Street Price € 319, -
- Available colors white and black (removable back)
- Processor 1.4 GHz
- Memory 512 MB
- 8 GB storage
- Screen 3.7-inch Clear Black WVGA (800 x 480 pixels)
- 5 megapixel camera (back)
- OS Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango)
- Battery 1300 mAh
- Communications Bluetooth 2.1, 802.11b/g/n, GPS
- Size 11.9 x 6.2 x 1.3 cm (h x w x d)
- Weight 126 grams
- Verdict 7/10
Nokia Lumia 710