An upcoming Windows phone codenamed RM - 985, known also
as Lumia 830, made another appearance in a set of new photos and user manuals.
It could compare with the competition of the same range except Nokia «s such
as Lumia 520 and Lumia 620.
Codenamed Northstar, it also featured dual front - facing speakers, it would likely have been known
as the Lumia 960 if it hadn't been cancelled.
Nokia will be brining Bluetooth 4.0 support to the Lumia 520, 620 and 720, as well
as the Lumia 820, 920 and Lumia 1020 families of Windows Phones.
Immediately recognisable
as a Lumia, given its bold colours and polycarbonate body, yet boasting sharper lines, a more boxy design and a Microsoft logo, this is a different breed of Windows Phone.
Cortana, Microsoft's little nod to Halo fans, is touted as a main selling point of Windows Phones such
as the Lumia 435.
Is the Lumia 650 twice as good
as the Lumia 550?
The Lumia 550, priced around EUR105, is positioned in the very low - end segment, while the Lumia 650 is twice as expensive
as the Lumia 550 — EUR225.
It's about the same size
as my Lumia 950, but equipped with a smaller display.
Nokia recently unveiled the flagship smartphone
as Lumia 920 along with the mid-range smartphone, Lumia 820, both the Windows Phone 8 based smartphones having wireless - charging capability.
This would essentially build on the Continuum feature introduced on phones such
as the Lumia 950 — except instead of having to plug your phone into a monitor to use it as a PC, you can simply beam it to the wall.
All the first - gen Nokia Lumia devices such
as Lumia 510, 610, 710, 800 and 900 are eligible for the update.
Microsoft is also releasing another update, known
as Lumia Denim, that will allow Cortana on some devices to run in a passive state, constantly listening out for the phrase «hey Cortana».
The Lumia 635 1 GB, which is said to be how the new version of the device will be called, is practically the same
as the Lumia 635 512 MB.
It at least shows how Microsoft could have made the ARM - based limited Windows 8 version work on something as restricted
as Lumia 640 XL.
Coming from a device such
as the Lumia 435, which could sink a ship, the Lumia 640 LTE does not impress overly.
You can now try out the LED notifications on Lumia Windows Phones such
as Lumia 730, Lumia 830, Lumia 930 and 950s.
The Nokia Lumia «Icon,» what many have known
as the Lumia 929, has appeared on its own product page on one American carrier's website.
We've given our thoughts on Microsoft's interface before on reviews of other Windows devices, such
as the Lumia 920 or the HTC 8X.
With that in mind, the feature itself works great, much better than it did on devices with lesser hardware, such
as the Lumia 950 and 950 XL, which had a Snapdragon 808 and 810, respectively.
As Lumia 950 XL is a flagship phone the performance would be pretty good.
Microsoft itself says it will «continue to develop Windows 10 Mobile and support Lumia phones such
as the Lumia 650, Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL, and phones from OEM partners like Acer, Alcatel, HP, Trinity and VAIO».
Windows Phone's Miracast screen sharing feature is available on all latest phones such
as the Lumia 640, 650.
It allows you to expand the storage if you want to save more music and videos locally — a useful feature you don't find on many high - end phones, such
as the Lumia 920 or iPhone 5.
Only some of Nokia's handsets, such
as the Lumia 1020, have dabbled with high megapixel counts in the past, with the 1020 sporting a 41 - megapixel primary camera that to this day still takes phenomenal photographs.
Physically, it follows the same design aesthetics
as the Lumia 800 and N9, but with a few key adjustments.
The pre-installed apps include BBM, Facebook, Foodpanda, Gameloft Hub, Jabong.com, Paytm, Redbus.in, Star Sports and TrueCaller apart from the Lumia - centric apps such
as Lumia Camera, Lumia Selfie, Lumia Storyteller, Lumia Cinemagraph, Lumia Creative Studio and Here Maps, Here Drive + and the list doesn't end here.
After evaluating this build in the Fast Ring for a couple of days, Microsoft is expected to roll it out to the Slow Ring, and maybe to non-Insider devices, such
as the Lumia 950 and 950 XL.
As a premium smartphone the Ativ S is going to compete with Nokia's top - end devices such
as Lumia 930, Icon and Lumia 1520.
Previously, our editor - in - chief Daniel Rubino heard through his own sources that Microsoft might hold a press event in September to reveal its rumored «TalkMan» and «CityMan» flagship smartphones, also labeled
as the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL in the media.
At that time, Microsoft was also devеloping a mini tablet, but the Surface Mini had the same fate
as the Lumia 2020 — they were both canceled.
Joe Belfiore explains also that even low - class devices with 512 MB of RAM (such
as the Lumia 520, 530, 620) will be getting official Windows 10 later this year, though features may vary.
As formidable an opponent
as the Lumia 950 is, is it tough enough to lick the Droid Turbo 2?
They were phones that had the same specs
as the Lumia 920 but with different designs.
We fixed an issue causing some devices such
as the Lumia 650 from failing to install a new build with Error 0x80188308.
We fixed an issue for devices that shipped with Windows Phone 8.1, such
as the Lumia 930 and 1520, where if you plugged in a headset during an ongoing call, the audio would not be routed to the headset.
On the downside, the high - end flagship Lumia devices such
as Lumia 1020 and Lumia 1520 were not be able to get in the list of top 10 Windows Phone devices.
Coming towards Windows Phone, Nokia started developing Windows Phone based devices in early 2011 with its first Windows Phone device
as Lumia 710 and Lumia 800.
The Icon has a 20MP camera with a 1/2.5 sensor and an f / 2.4 lens, the same
as the Lumia 1520.
Nokia is also rumoured to launch a dual - SIM version of the Lumia 630 which would be called
as Lumia 635.
Overall, I found build 10166 to be quite good for daily use, but if you have a low - end device such
as Lumia 520, 530, 630 etc. you may proceed with caution, because these preview builds are still not optimized to run well on less powerful hardware.
Keeping in line with the Lumia line but stepping it back just a little, the Nokia Lumia 820 will have a similar polycarbonate, uni-body design
as the Lumia 800 with removable backplates.
The blacks aren't quite as deep
as the Lumia 800 but are still good all the same and colours actually look more accurate.
Found in most of Samsung's Galaxy line, as well
as some Lumia devices and a few of Motorola's Droid series, AMOLED screens have largely considered to be the nicer looking displays with their bright colours and high contrast ratios for generally less power when compared to similar LCD displays.
With the Nokia Lumia 930, the company is bringing the device otherwise known
as the Lumia Icon to the international market.
The only sacrifice is that the camera is not quite as good
as a Lumia, but it's far from terrible.
For the more photography capable models, such
as the Lumia 830, Lumia 930, Lumia Icon, and Lumia 1520, the update brings in some tasty treats for them as well.
We're investigating decreases in battery life on older devices such
as the Lumia 830, 930, and 1520 (devices with SoC 8974 chipsets).
Can HMD and Nokia disrupt the industry again with something so innovative
as the Lumia 1020 was back in its day?
This last week, phones such
as the Lumia 930 and 1520 were taken off the list of supported devices for any future Windows 10 Mobile feature updates, a rather big blow.