Nokia Lumia 610

Nokia Lumia 610

Manufacturer	Compal Electronics
Series	Nokia Lumia Series
Compatible networks	GSM, HSDPA, Wi-Fi
Availability by country	Q2 2012
Successor	Nokia Lumia 620
Related	Nokia Lumia 710 Nokia Lumia 800 Nokia Lumia 900
Dimensions	119 mm (4.7 in) H 62.2 mm (2.45 in) W 11.95 mm (0.470 in) D
Weight	131.5 g (4.64 oz)
Operating system	Windows Phone 7.5 Mango (not able to be updated to Windows Phone 8)
SoC	Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227A
CPU	800 MHz ARM Cortex-A5
GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 200
Memory	8 GB internal flash 256 MB ROM 256 MB RAM
Battery	Rechargeable BP-3L 3.7V 1300mAh Li-ion battery (up to 530 hrs standby, 6.5 hrs talk time)
Data inputs	Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor
Display	3.7 in. LCD capacitive touchscreen with Gorilla Glass 480x800 px at 252 ppi 16M-color WVGA
Rear camera	5 Megapixel 2592x1944 pixels, LED flash, autofocus
Front camera	None
Connectivity	Bluetooth 2.1, 802.11b/g/n, A-GPS, micro-USB, 3.5mm audio jack
Other	Launching
Development status	Available
Website	Nokia Lumia 610

Nokia Lumia 610 is a Windows Phone smartphone announced at Mobile World Congress 2012. It is designed for young consumers that are buying their first smartphone. The Lumia 610 has a curvy, metallic design. Like the Lumia 710, it comes in cyan, magenta, black and white. The black and magenta version have a rubberized back instead of the glossy back as found in the white and cyan version of this phone.

Because of the limited memory available on this phone, background tasks using over 90 MB of RAM will be disabled automatically and certain applications will not be able to run. Applications whose user experience is not up to par with Nokia and the application (like Skype, Angry Birds or Pro Evolution Soccer) expectation, will not be available from the marketplace.

On December 5, 2012, the Nokia Lumia 620, the successor of the Nokia Lumia 610, was presented. The improvements are Windows Phone 8, dual-core 1 GHz Qualcomm S4 chipset, 512MB of RAM, a front-facing VGA camera, a slightly bigger 3.8 in display and support for up to 64GB microSD cards.

Reception

The GSMArena team wrote: "The truth is the Nokia Lumia 610 is currently slightly overpriced. We did say that it's all about what you get and not what you miss in this class but, as things currently stand, its competitors will give you more without extra charge. It sounds like common sense that the only way for an affordable WP smartphone to succeed is to be cheaper than its droid peers."

Jonathan Choo of FoneArena in his review wrote: "I feel that resources spent at making Windows Phone Tango a reality on 256MB RAM devices were wasted. I know I have used the word compromise a lot in this review, but that is what the Lumia 610 is. It’s a phone full of compromises. With Windows Phone Apollo nearing completion, I suspect this will be the first and only Tango device to be ever released by the Finnish brand, and for that alone, I just can’t possibly recommend this. If you are in the market for a budget Windows Phone device, get the Lumia 710 or HTC Radar, or check out one of the older first generation Windows Phone devices like the Omnia 7 and HTC 7 Trophy instead."

See also

• Windows Phone
• Nokia Lumia 710
• Nokia Lumia 800
• Nokia Lumia 900

Further reading

• Sakr, Sharif (June 13, 2012). "Nokia Lumia 610 review". Engadget. AOL. Retrieved August 6, 2012. 
• Warren, Tom (June 1, 2012). "Nokia Lumia 610 review". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved August 6, 2012. 

External links

• Lumia 610 technical specifications (at developer.nokia.com)