Engineering:Nokia Lumia 620

Short description: Smartphone

Nokia Lumia 620

Nokia Lumia 620
Manufacturer	Nokia
Series	Lumia
Compatible networks	GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 HSPA 850/900/1900/2100 Wi-Fi, NFC
Availability by region	January 2013
Discontinued	2015
Predecessor	Nokia Lumia 610
Successor	Nokia Lumia 625
Type	Smartphone
Form factor	Slate
Dimensions	115.4 mm (4.54 in) H 61.1 mm (2.41 in) W 11.0 mm (0.43 in) D
Mass	127 g (4.5 oz)
Operating system	Windows Phone 8.1
System on chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU	1.0 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Krait MSM8227
GPU	Adreno 305
Memory	8 GB internal flash 512 MB RAM
Removable storage	Hot Swappable, MicroSD (up to 64 GB)
Battery	Removable/Rechargeable BL-4J 1300 mAh
Data inputs	10 point Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, super-sensitive touch, Nokia Glance Screen, proximity sensor, orientation sensor, sunlight readability enhancements, pedometer, ambient light sensor, accelerometer, Magnetometer, Double tap to wake
Display	3.8" IPS LCD ClearBlack capacitive touchscreen 800×480 px 16.7m-color, RGB Stripe, colour boost
Rear camera	5.0-megapixel, 2592 × 1936 pixels, LED flash, autofocus, tap to focus, 720p@30fps video recording
Front camera	0.3 MP, 640×480 Megapixel, VGA video recording
Connectivity	3.5mm headset jack, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 4.0+LE, dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n, NFC A-GPS, GLONASS
Other	Talk time: Up to 14 hours (3G), 9.9 hours (WCDMA) Standby time: Up to 330 hours (approx. 13.8 days) Music playback time: Up to 61 hours file manager = file (Microsoft present)
Website	Nokia Lumia 620

The Nokia Lumia 620 is an entry-level smartphone designed, developed and marketed by Nokia. It is the successor to the Lumia 610, and is one of the first Nokia phones to implement Windows Phone 8 alongside the Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820. Although sharing a similar name with the Lumia 610, the Lumia 620 is a major overhaul over its predecessor, employing a 1.0 GHz dual-core processor. It also has exchangeable back covers which come in black, white, magenta, yellow, cyan etc.

It was announced in December 2012 and started selling in January 2013 in Asia, followed by Europe and the Middle East at an estimated street price of USD 249. In the United States, the Nokia Lumia 620 is available for AT&T's subsidiary brand Aio Wireless.

Like other Lumia devices with Windows Phone 8, Nokia adds these applications: HERE Drive+, HERE Maps, HERE City Lens, Nokia Mix Radio (select markets), Nokia Smartshoot, Nokia Cinemagraph. With subsequent Nokia Amber and Nokia Black updates, they added Nokia Camera, Nokia Glance, Glance Background, Storage Check, Data Sense and several other minor enhancements which were supplied by Microsoft as part of their general distribution release.

Because of the limited memory available on this phone, certain applications and features will not be able to run.

On July 23, 2013, a variant of the Nokia Lumia 620, the Nokia Lumia 625, was released with a bigger display, 4G support, faster processor, larger battery and 1080p video recording. However, this model lacks certain features like Nokia Glance and some sensors for which it lacks the ability to run applications including Nokia City Lens

Along with Lumia 810 and 928, this model will not get the FM Radio support upon updating to Windows Phone "Amber". Reasons range from the model not having the FM radio chip to the design of the casing (and earphone plug) not supporting the connection for the antenna required.

Specifications

Hardware

The Lumia 620 comes with a 3.8-inch capacitive touchscreen LCD display. It is powered by a dual-core 1.0 GHz Krait Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor and has 512 MB of RAM. The phone has 8 GB of internal storage that can be expanded using MicroSD cards up to 64 GB.

The Lumia 620 has a 1300 mAh Li-Ion battery, 5-megapixel rear camera and VGA front-facing camera. It is available in lime green, orange, magenta, yellow, cyan, white and black.

Software

The Lumia 620 comes with Windows Phone 8 and is upgradeable to Windows Phone 8.1.

Reception

Engadget reviewed the phone very positively. It praised its battery life, performance, and value for money. It noted that the camera was not very good, but okay considering that the 620 is a budget phone.

James Rogerson of TechRadar in his review wrote: "There's not a whole lot that the Nokia Lumia 620 does wrong. As an all-round, jack of all trades budget handset it does a great job. We'd love it if the screen was slightly bigger or it had a little bit more RAM, but for the price we can't really complain. The only real issue is the battery, and that's an issue to some extent with every Windows Phone 8 right now."

See also

• Microsoft Lumia

External links

• Video test from Nokia Lumia 620 using Nokia Camera App