Nokia Lumia 630 Dual SIM Review

Nokia, Subsidiary of  Microsoft Devices group has launched dual SIM version of Nokia Lumia 630. Nokia Lumia 630 is successor of lumia 525 and available in single sim and dual sim version as well. Nokia Lumia 630 has fashionable looks and designed to appeal the youth.The phone is available at price point of around $175 and it lacks two features: one is LED flash and front camera is missing that is a disappointment for camera lovers.

It has 4.5 inch IPS LCD touchscreen with resolution o 854 x 480 pixels.The best thing in this phone is its Brand New O.S : Windows mobile 8.1

Other change in this  phone is the notification center that appear at the top that shows push notifications from third party apps as well. Notifications can be modified under Notifications+actions under settings, you can choose the toggle switches for the apps or utility that is more often used.

Another new feature is that you can change the background , there are few pre installed background you can choose that appears behind the apps tiles.

1.   4.5 inches LCD capacitive touchscreen with resolution of 480 x 854 pixels.

2.   Corning Gorilla Glass  3

3.   Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1

4.   RAM : 512 MB

5.   Internal Memory: 8 GB

6.   Memory expandable to 128 GB via microSD

7.   Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad core 1.2 Ghz  with Adreno 305       GPU

8.   HTML5, FM radio, IM , Push mail

9.   WiFi b/g/n with WiFi hotspot

10.  Camera: 5 MP  , No Flash.

11 Battery: Li-ion 1830 mAh with talktime of  16 hrs  on 2G and 13 hrs on 3G

Price : Nokia Lumia 630 Dual SIM is priced for Rs 11199 on Flipkart

Conclusion:

Phone has fashionable looks and available in attractive color options but lacks in several features like front camera and LED flash as well as RAM  should have been atleast 1 GB instead of  512 MB. At price point of 7k Motorola Moto E is offering greater specifications compared to this windows phone.

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Top 10 Smartphones of 2013

Year 2013 was very much active in terms of Smartphone launching by major brands like Samsung , HTC , Apple , Sony and others. With such large number of Smartphone options it becomes very difficult for consumers to choose which one they should buy. Based on Customer Reviews , Specifications and other factors , we are going to post about Top 10 Best Smartphones of 2013. Android dominated the Smartphone market followed by Apple iOS and Windows O.S.

1. Apple iPhone 5S

iphone 5S : Image Credit: Thinkdigit

Apple iPhone 5S is undoubtedly the best Smartphone of 2013 that was launche back in September 2013 and available in space gray , Gold and slate and powered by Seventh generation processor and all new iOS and specs include 8 MP iSight camera  with 1080p video record and 1.2 MP Secondary camera. The heart of this Phone is A7 Chip with 64 bit architecture and M7 motion coprocessor.The display is 4 inch retina display with resolution of 1135 x 640 pixels and 326 ppi. The battery life of iPhone 5S is very much decent with 8 hours battery life on 3G and 10 hours on LTE. Other connectivity features include WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n and bluetooth 4.0

2. Samsung Galaxy S4

 

Samsung Galaxy S4 , successor of Galaxy S3  Created a lot of Buzz among Gadget freaks and Android lovers that came with two processor versions quad core and Octa core. It has super AMOLED  gorgeous 5 inch touchscreen with  441 ppi pixel density and powered by 2 GB RAM and features 13 MP Primary Camera   and 2 MP secondary camera with other high end features like Air gesture and View.

3. Google Nexus 5

Nexus 5 is Android 4.4 powered Smartphone available in 16 GB and 32 GB memory versions and it is priced for Rs 28999 (approx $490) and available in two color options Black and white. Nexus 5 has great specs embedded in it along with slimmer design as well as the device is lighter. It has 4.95 inch full HD display with pixel density of 445 ppi and  Gorilla Glass 3 protection. Nexus 5 also helps you capture your moments with its great 8 MP camera with Optical image stabilization. The Phone runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 CPU and has bluetooth 4.0 , NFC , WiFi , microUSB as connectivity features.

4. HTC One:

HTC one features a full HD 4.6 inch capacitive touchscreen with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. HTC One is powered by 1.7 Ghz Quad core processor and  runs on Android 4.2 O.S. (Upgradable to latest Android 4.4 kit kat). With dual SIM functionality, 2 GB RAM and 32 GB internal storage memory , HTC One is a great smartphone with premium looks.The phone comes with 4 MP Ultrapixel camera sensors on back with great image quality. The single sim version costs around Rs 37000 while dual sim is priced for 46k INR.

5. Samsung Galaxy Note 3:

Samsyng Galaxy Note 3 is Android 4.3 jelly bean powered Phablet that runs on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 processor. The phone has massive 5.7 inch Full HD  AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixelas and Gorilla Glass 3 protection. Galaxy Note 3 has magnificent 13 MP camera with autofocus and 1080 p Video recording.With 3 GB RAM and 32/64 GB internal memory options, Note 3 has all the high end connectivity features like 3G , 4G LTE , Bluetooth 4.0 , NFC and WiFi. The phone has 3300 mAh battery and will costs for more than 43k INR.

6. Moto X:

Moto X  (Made in America) is another android powered Smartphone released back in August 2013 and powered by 1.7 Ghz daul core Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor and coupled with 2 GB RAM and internal memory options are 16 GB and 32 GB. The display is 4.7 inches AMOLED  capacitive touch with resolution of 1280 x 720. All the basic and advanced connectivity features are present in Moto X and amazing rear Camera of 10.5 MP and front camera of 2.1 MP is provided for Video call. Moto X is up-gradable to latest Android 4.4 Kitkat O.S. Moto X is available via major service providers like at & t , verizon , sprint and Verizon

7.. Apple iPhone 5C:

Apple iPhone 5C comes at the same price  range as that of HTC One and  Galaxy S3 and features 4 inch IPS Retina display , Apple iOS v7 , 1.3 Ghz dual core Apple dual core A6 Processor. The phone is coupled with 1 GB RAM and has awesome 8 MP Camera with Full HD Video record. The phone is great in terms of connectivity as it has Bluetooth , USB , 3G , LTE. The phone comes in various attractive colors and priced for 38K INR.

8. Sony Xperia Z:

It is another Great Smartphone from Sony Mobile and beside great specs, Xperia z is also water resistant.
Read Complete Specifications Review of Xperia Z here.

9. Nokia Lumia 1020:

10. Motorola Droid Maxx:

Motorola Droid Maxx comes with 3500 mAh battery that claims 48 hours of battery life. It has 5 inch HD OLED display and powered by 1.7 Ghz processor , 2GB Ram and 32 GB internal storage. It has all the connectivity features and 10 MP Camera with LED Flash and auto-focus will help you capture your Life moments.

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Nokia Asha 200 Dual Sim Mobile Phone Review

Though Nokia  entered late in the double Sim mobiles phone series handsets   and has been lagging in Dual Sim phones market but there is a Good news for Nokia lovers , Nokia recently launched New Asha 200 double Sim mobile phone. Double Sim mobile phones are in great demand now a days and Nokia which is most trusted brands particularly in India and other Asian countries.It comes with stylish looks with great qwerty keypad and decent sound quality

Features / specifications of Nokia Asha 200 :

1.  Display size : 2.4 inch LCD(320 x 240 pixels ) with Qwerty Keypad.

2.  2 megapixel camera.(1200 x 1600 resolution , 4x zoom)

3 .Music player , Fm with Fm recording .

4. Weighs 105 g

5. Music playback for more than 50 hrs

6. Classic design.

7. 3.5 mm jack for A/V connector and 2.0 mm jack for charger

8. Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

9. Operating band : GSM 900 /GSM 1800

10. Talktime of upto 7 hr and standby time :888 hr

11. 64 Mb Internal memory ,expandable upto 32 GB.

12. Software Platform : S 40 Asha 

13. Nokia messaging 3.1 , Sms , Mms , Ams

14. Nokia XHTML browser.

15. Music formats supported :

     Wma

      Nrt

      Mp4

      Mp3

      Aac

      Aac+

      Amr-Wb

      Mobile Xmf

      True Tones

      He Aac

16. Image Formats supported :

     Jpg

     Bmp

     png

     Gif87a

     Gif89a

     Wbmp

17. Video recording (176 x 144 pixels) , video frame rate of 10-15    frames per second.

18.Video formats supported :\

     3gp

     Mpeg-4

     Wmv

19. In built Social networking apps .

20. Powerful battery (Nokia BL-5J)of 1430 mAh

21. Easy to swap SIM cards in /out.

22. Swappable micro Sd memory card slot.

23. Micro Usb Connector.

24. Gprs/Edge.

25. Available in various colours.

Browsing of internet works fine especially when you browse via Opera. and Uc web. For better and rich browsing experience check out Top 4 Mobile Internet browsers For Nokia .

Price : 

Mrp : Rs 4413 /- In India

Rs 4383 at naaptol.com

Rs 4370 at Flipkart.com

Conclusion :

Pros : So Nokia Asha 200 is an overall nice low budgeted Mobile phone which gives you dual Sim (GSM +GSM ) functionality and multimedia features along with a decent Camera of 2.0 mega pixel. and also phone looks Stylish with qwerty keypad which is so much easy to use.

Cons :

No 3G

No Multitasking

Well at 4300 Bucks , Don't expect it to be a Smartphone!!!!

My Ratings :

Value for money (Cost ): 9/10

Design and build : 9/10

Performance : 8/10

Availability of  Apps : 8/10

Multimedia Features : 9/10

Battery

Overall Rating : 8.8/10

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Nokia Asha 300 Touch and Type Review

Nokia Asha series is becoming very much popular in market because of its vast multimedia features , stylish looks and most importantly they all are low and medium budget phones. In this post we will review Nokia Asha 300 mobile phone. Nokia Asha is a touch and type mobile phone and it runs on Series 40 Asha OS and it comes in two attractive colours and one of the important thing in this phone is its 5 megapixel Camera.The mobile set weighs 85 grams with 12.7mm thickness.

Nokia Asha 300 Features and Specifications :

1.Design build and looks : The phone has classic looks and it is available in two colors. The dimensions of phone is shown in the image below.The phone weighs just 85 grams , decent touchscreen .

2..Display screen : It has 2.4 inch LCD resistive touchscreen and 320 x 240 pixel resolution and 262k colours. Resistive screens are not as good as that of capacitive ones. However it has type option available for texting purpose.The display screen is almost similar to Nokia C2-03 mobile phone.

3. Operating System : This phone is running on Series 40 OS (Java based) and it has 1 Ghz CPU. 

128 Mb Ram and 256 Mb Rom.

Pros :

a. Availability of lots of apps.

b. Fast speed as a result of 1Ghz processor.

Cons :

No multitasking

4.Connectivity : This phone has 3G in it that can help you surf web at high speeds. No wifi is there in it , if you are looking for Wifi phones in the same price range you can try among these.

Bluetooth 2.1 version with A2DP

Usb 2.0 for file transfer

3.5 mm A/V connector

5. Camera :

5 Megapixel camera (Camera quality is Ok)

Resolution upto 2592 x 1944 pixels

No front camera

4x Zoom

Video recording of 640 x 480 pixels with frame rate of 30 fps

Image editor.

6. Battery :

Li ion BL-4U with capacity of 1110 mAh

Talktime : upto 6.9 hrs

7. Music : Music player and Fm radio 

Supports various music file formats

Playback time : Upto 28 hrs.

8.140 MB internal memory , expandable upto 32 GB using micro Sd card.

9. Comes with Preloaded apps : Angry birds , Email and Social networking apps. 

Price : Price of Asha 300 touch and type is around Rs 6500-7000. According to me price should have been low around 4000 -4500 bucks.

Review :

This phone from Nokia is a bit costly as several other phones with Wifi and multitasking features are available in the same  price range. Also resistive touchscreen is also not that much good as compared to smooth and responsive capacitive touchscreens . Instead of Series 40 , Nokia should have given symbian on this phone. However if you are a Nokia phones lover and don't wanna compromise with standards , you can choose this mobile phone

Overall Ratings :

Design and build : 8 / 10

Features : 7 / 10

Performance : 7 /10

Cost : 6 /10

Availability of apps : 8 /10

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Nokia Lumia 610 Review

Nokia 610 : 

The newest member of Nokia Lumia family.

Two Nokia phones , Nokia 808 Pureview and Nokia Lumia 610 created a lot of buzz during MWC 2012 held recently. We have already posted about Nokia 808 Pureview running on Symbian belle OS and having stunning 41 megapixel sensor camera. In this post we will explore Nokia Lumia 610 which is powered by Windows 7.5 OS. All the Lumia series phones has become very much famous and now people are buying them instead of Symbian ones because they are Windows phones and are much better in looks , design and build . Lumia 610 has same experience as you had on Lumia 800 or 900 , however different looks , size and shape of lumia 610 beats the older lumia versions.

Nokia Lumia 610 overview and basic specifications :

1.  Display size of 3.7 inches TFT , Capacitive Touchscreen

2.  Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango OS)

3.  5 Megapixel Primary camera with Autofocus , led flash and zoom.

4.  Phone looks are awesome , has sleek design and comes in metallic body.

5.  8 Gb internal memory.

6.  256 MB Ram.

7.  Phone weight : 132 grams.

8.  Talk time : 9.5 hrs  while 750 hrs on standby.

9.  800 x 480 pixels resolution.

10. WiFi : 802.11 b/g/n

11.  Connectivity :

     Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

     Wifi

     3.5 mm a/v connector

     USB 2.0

     micro USB

12.  Battery : BP 3L capacity of 1300 mAh

13.  Processor(Hardware) Clock rate :800 Mhz

14.  Comes with preloaded apps

15. Documents : Office installed that can help you open pdf , doc , ppt files.

16. GPS : It will help you find your way in any part of city.

Colours available :

Black , red and white

Price : 

Phone price is relatively low , its the Cheapest windows phone in the market.

189 Euroes

Lumia 610 will be priced  around Rs 12000 in India.

Also see : Top 4 mobile browsers for Nokia!!

Pros :

Low cost (Cheapest windows phone)

Most of the apps will work in this device.

Smartphone at low budget.

Nice looks and build.

Cons :

Some of the tasks or apps might not work in background like Pull notifications.However applications with push notifications will work and send you updates

256 MB Ram and 800 MHZ Clock seems to be a bit lower specially in smartphones.

Review :

The Nokia Lumia 610 is an overall entry level windows phone with decent looks and features at low price.

This phone is recommended for younger audiance , may be for 18 or older or if you are planning to buy your first Smartphone , go with Lumia 610 , it gives you premium smartphone feeling as compared to low budget android phone.

Do comment what you thinks about about this phone or if you have any query feel free to ask by commenting below and don't forget to share this post.

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