Does the Lumia 635 redefine budget or is it just another Lumia?
For
Decent camera
Windows 8.1 OS
Affordable
Handy addition of Cortana
Against
Looks like every Lumia
Mediocre build
Word Flow isn't great
There have been countless leaks leading up to the the Build 2014
reveal of Nokia's latest devices - but how does the Finnish company's
Lumia 635 budget phone stack up against the other affordable options?
Two
budget Lumias were announced and the candy colored 635 is practically
identical twins with the 630. The only noticeable difference in specs
between the two models is the fact that the 630 comes in 3G with both
single and dual SIMs. The 635, on the other hand, has 4G LTE.
Additionally,
the 630 won't be seeing a US release while the 635 will be getting an
unspecified worldwide release. T-Mobile, MetroPCS , AT&T and Aio -
an AT&T subsidiary - have all announced they're carrying the device
which will retail for $189 (about £114, AU$205).
The Lumia 635
comes with a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and only
512MB of RAM, which means it doesn't have a lot of extra horsepower. But
swiping tiles around and moving between applications wasn't horrible.
Rather, the transitions were smooth and apps opened quickly.
At
only 8GB on internal memory, there also isn't a lot of on board storage -
though you do get 7GB of OneDrive cloud storage and a MicroSD slot that
supports up to 128GB.
Like
a moth to a flame, it's apparent the bright colors are meant to attract
lots of people - possibly the crowd that enjoys the iPhone 5C - though of course Nokia has been out with rainbow hued devices for much longer.
Stephen
Elop, Nokia Executive Vice President of Devices and Services, also
mentioned during the conference, and again at Nokia's More event that
the ability to "color coordinate" with the phones makes them cool
accessories.
The Lumia 635 comes in five different colors:
orange, green, yellow (all noted as "bright") plus the classic white and
black. Again, like the iPhone 5C, there are also two different kinds of
changeable shells, or covers: matte and a two-toned option.
The
neon colors don't make it completely pleasing to the eye though. The 635
is a bit on the chunky side but still manages to fit in a pants pocket.
It also doesn't particularly stand out against all the other bright
Lumias out there.
The
ClearBlack screen comes in a modest 4.5-inches with a resolution of
854x480 pixels. It's not superb but you get what you pay for - which is
still a decent display.
Nokia has been touting its phones as great cameras but the 635 doesn't seem to fully fit the bill. Unlike the Lumia 930
and other Windows phones, the 635 doesn't have a dedicated camera
button on the side so you'll just have to rely on the touchscreen
button.
The
camera is 5MP and shoots video in 720p with no front-facing snapper and
no flash anywhere to be seen. But again, these are concessions you'll
have to live with for an affordable smartphone.
Still, the photos
I took were nice to look at and like the other Lumia cameras, there are
multiple photography editing functions present.
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