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If you want Windows Phone 8 but are scrabbling for cash, Nokia might have the answer. It just announced its new entry-level handset, the Lumia 620, at a show in Paris — and it’s squarely targeted at the budget end of the market.
Filling the bottom end of Nokia’s WinPho 8 range — just like its predecessor, the 610, did for Windows Phone 7 — its specs are cheap and cheerful, as you’d expect. It offers up a 3.8-inch 800×480 pixel TFT screen, a 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 Plus processor, 512MB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage. Elsewhere, there’s the option of expandable storage with a microSD card, a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, a front-facing VGA camera, NFC and Bluetooth 3.0. That’s it: no retina displays, no LTE, no gazillion-core processors.
It’s nothing fancy, but then, it doesn’t cost much either. Excluding subsidies and the like, the 620 is set to cost in the £160 when it launches early next year. If all you want is a phone for calls, light web browsing, email and maps, you could perhaps do a lot worse than this little guy. [Engadget]
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Stunning phone, if it’s out early in Q1 and priced aggressively like the 710 was then it’s going to sell very well. If Nokia wasn’t around we’d all be stuck with boring dull designs from the likes of Apple, Samsung, HTC, Sony, LG etc.
but where is the 720?!
Next year….. Not long after the 620 is my bet.
I think I’ve found my next phone! I want a smartphone without a contract but the £200+ price ranges make me weak at the knees.
.. OR you can get an Xperia U TODAY, for the same money, also dual-core, also has front facing camera for video chat, comes with ICS and getting Jellybean in the next few weeks, and flies along, the camera ain’t too bad either, perfectly acceptable for the price.
hmmm interesting. Although I really like Windows Phone 8. I’ll check it out next time I’m in a phone shop.
A dual-core processor, with up to 64gb expandable storage, 5mp camera, nfc,HSPA+ and running latest version of the OS is now considered ‘budget’?
I think it’s an amazing deal, if the Nexus 4 isn’t for you.
I imagine this might do well in the budget range where people are looking for a replacement for a dumbphone that can do stuff like facebook and twitter.
Hey Jamie,
I do agree with you it’s a great deal. It would be great for my mom as her first smartphone. I bet by the end of her 2 year contract she’d be eager for a high-end replacement. About your last thoughts I have some comments:
- “no retina displays”
If high-res is important to you, you wouldn’t (or maybe shouldn’t) be after low end devices.
- “no LTE”
The ONLY real turn down. But then again, if you are after cheaper devices you’ll probably also be after cheaper data services.
- “no gazillion-core processors”
More than 90% of current devices are dual core or less. Even the 920 is dual core. So why this should be a shortcoming?