Nokia Lumia 610

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Using a fairly modest Qualcomm 7-series chipset, and with just 256MB of RAM, the Nokia Lumia 610 will be the cheapest Windows Phone 7 handset yet, allowing the OS to compete with budget Android offerings. A recommended price of 189EUR isn’t quite in the 100GBP territory of some Android handsets, but it should bring the OS to many who previously were priced out.

Just how well Windows Phone 7 runs on a handset with half the RAM remains to be seen. It also has a Qualcomm S1 800MHz chipset, which though far from cutting edge, isn't exactly sluggish on Android. A 3.7in with the usual 800x480 Windows Phone resolution certainly doesn't look budget.

We tried the handset out on the stand and it felt OK, maybe a little sluggish to load some apps, how it stands up in proper use when it’s packed full of apps all running in the background remains to be seen. The handset’s own About screen showed a slightly ominous message “... app selection and features may be limited".

In terms of look and feel, the Nokia Lumia 610 stands up well comared to the more expensive Lumia 710. However, we were sad not to see the 710’s replaceable fascias on this model. Instead it comes in pink, cyan, black and white – with a metallic strip around the screen that complements the main colour.

Nokia is placing this model as an introductory handset to Windows Phone 7 for a younger audience. As such, we should see it widely sold as a pay-as-you-go model, something the current line up is sorely missing. We look forward to testing it fully, and seeing just what apps do and don’t work the handset.

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	Announced	2012, February
	Status	Coming soon

BODY	Dimensions	119 x 62 x 12 mm, 77.6 cc
	Weight	131.5 g

DISPLAY	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches (~252 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

MEMORY	Card slot	No
	Internal	8 GB storage, 256 MB RAM

DATA	GPRS	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 10, 236.8 kbps
	Speed	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

CAMERA	Primary	5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, face detection
	Video	Yes, VGA@30fps
	Secondary	No

FEATURES	OS	Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango
	CPU	800 MHz
	Sensors	Accelerometer, compass
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	No
	Colors	White, Cyan, Magenta, Black
		- MicroSIM card support only - SNS integration - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player - MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player - Document viewer - Video/photo editor - Voice memo/dial - Predictive text input

BATTERY		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1300 mAh (BP-3L)
	Stand-by	Up to 580 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
	Music play	Up to 35 h

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