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Nokia Lumia 710 Windows Phone

The Nokia has introduced Nokia Lumia 710, Windows Phone that is designed to be affordable. The touchscreen handset runs on Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) OS, which supports all kinds of software. Lumia comes with a 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Scorpion Processor with a clock rate speed of 1400 MHz. This is very responsive and thus enhances the performance of the phone. The Nokia handset also supports a 512 MB RAM and has Adreno 205 GPU.

The 3.7-inch TFT LCD touchscreen display screen with 480 x 800 pixel of resolution lets you experience the natural and real colour of the images. Nokia Lumia sports a 5 megapixel camera lens with LED flash light. This helps you to click images and record HD videos through the camera even at night.

The 4x digital focus and 3x video zoom, lets you go closer to subject and get pictures with more clarity. You can also record HD videos with 1280 x 720 pixel resolution at 30 fps. Other camera features like Geo-Tagging, touch focus, continuous auto focus, exposure compensation, auto and manual white balance and image editor provides better quality images.

Design

The face of the phone has a capacitive touchscreen with ClearBlack screen. The phone also has an anti-glare screen with Gorilla Glass display. This helps in having a scratch-resistant screen which enables easy handling of the phone. The camera keys and the volume rockers are situated at the right side of the handset.

The power button, audio connector and the USB port are found at the top of the Lumia. The phone camera and the flashlight are situated at the back of the Nokia handset. This phone also includes features like 3D Accelerometer for UI auto rotate, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor and Digital Compass.

Battery and Storage

Powered by BP-3L 3.7V 1300 mAh Li -Ion battery, the Lumia provides a talk time up to 6 hours in 2G and 7 hours on 3G. When fully charged, the phone provides a standby time up to 400 hours on 2G and 3G. You can play non-stop music on your handset as it provides a music playback up to 38 hours and a video playback up to 6 hours. The phone has an inbuilt memory of up to 8 GB which helps you store files of your choice.

Connectivity and Features

The Nokia Lumia allows you to access the Internet through GPRS, EDGE, 3G and Wi-Fi platforms. You can also browse various sites through the preinstalled browser in the phone. Also, apps for Google Mail, Yahoo Mail and Hotmail allow you to check and send official and personal emails through the phone. Connectivity features like Bluetooth and USB port let you share files with other devices. The Nokia handset also supports USB charging.

You can store your favourite music tracks in the Nokia Lumia and play them in the music player. The FM radioallows you to tune into your favourite channel and get the latest music and news updates. The SNS applications in the Windows Live allow you to stay connected with your friends through Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. An instant messaging facility in the phone lets you communicate with your friends through Gtalk and Yahoo Messenger. Video streaming applications keep you updated with the latest video releases.

The embedded A-GPS in the Nokia Lumia 710 helps you in finding the desired location while commuting long distances. Apart from this, you can also send MMS to your friends and relatives through the Lumia. Other applications like audio and video stabilization, active noise cancellation, audio recording AAC stereo, Windows Live detailed contact information, Wi-Fi positiong, Nokia drive, Nokia music, Micro SIM, Nokia contacts transfer, dedicated keys and voice input are present in the Lumia 710.

Main disadvantages

LCD display's quality is questionable
No Flash or Silverlight support in browser
No USB mass storage (file management and sync pass only through Zune)
No video calls and no front-facing camera either
No memory card slot
microSIM card slot
No native DivX/XviD support, videos have to be Zune-transcoded
Disappointing audio quality
Unimpressive battery life

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-803
		HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - For Canada
	Announced	2011, October
	Status	Available. Released 2011, December

BODY	Dimensions	119 x 62.4 x 12.5 mm, 81.1 cc
BODY	Weight	125.5 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
		- Nokia ClearBlack display

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

MEMORY	Card slot	No
MEMORY	Internal	8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM

DATA	GPRS	Class 33
	EDGE	Class 33
	Speed	HSDPA 14.4 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
	Video	Yes, 720p@30fps,
	Secondary	No

FEATURES	OS	Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon
	CPU	1.4 GHz Scorpion
	GPU	Adreno 205
	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML5, RSS feeds
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	No
	Colors	Black, White (front)/ black, white, cyan, fuchsia, yellow (back)
		- 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/editor - Video/photo editor - Voice memo/command/dial - Predictive text input

BATTERY		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1300 mAh (BP-3L)
	Stand-by	Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 6 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 40 min (3G)
	Music play	Up to 38 h

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Nokia Lumia 710 Windows Phone

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Nokia Lumia 710 Windows Phone

Main disadvantages