Review Nokia Lumia 610

Lumia 610 is equipped with low profile, but the ability to work very well, comes with a good price for users in developing markets.

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Lumia 610 has 4 different colors. (Photo: Anh Quan).

Belonging to the low-end segment, Lumia 610 is equipped with 800MHz processor chip, 256MB RAM comes with 3.7-inch screen with 800 x 480 pixel resolution. It has 8GB of internal memory and no external memory card. Nokia equips 610 1,300 mAh battery with HSDPA, Wi-Fi standard N, Bluetooth, 5 " dot " camera with Flash.

Although the display is not really sharp, but Lumia 610 has the advantage of battery life and hardware quality, which is Nokia's strength. The product is aimed at the developing countries market with "pretty" price, nearly VND 5 million.

General assessment:

* Advantages:

- Good battery life.
- Smooth operation.
- Take photos that are bright and beautiful enough.
- Strength in job application thanks to Microsoft platform.

* Defect:

- The screen is not sharp.
- The speaker is listening to music.
- Low configuration limits application.
- Does not support memory card and General Memory mode.

Partial review (readers click on the link to see details):

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Design and screen.

Lumia 610 is slightly larger than female hands.(Photo: Anh Quan).

But it fits quite nicely with the hands of male customers.(Photo: Anh Quan).

Lumia 610 is one of two cheap Windows Phone smartphones from Nokia today, along with Lumia 710. While the 710 " brother " has an almost copied design with Nokia 603 model running Symbian Belle, Lumia 610 only "lends " in part, still has its own character.

Due to the use of a 3.7-inch screen and a slightly thick body contour, the Lumia 610 feels quite large on the hands of female customers, however it fits well with male users. The body is thick and heavy (131.5g), holding very compact and firm hands, although the structure is primarily made of plastic. When using strong pressure on every position of the machine, there is no rickety or open shell like some other low-cost phones. The device is also quite " charming " with neatly rounded edges, but still looks stout.

 

The front, upper and lower parts of the screen are quite wide, while the sides of the screen are curved outwards so the overall area of ​​the screen is excessive. Above the screen is the Nokia brand, symmetrically below the three touch keys of Windows Phone: Back, Home and Search. The front part is covered by shiny metal-plated borders. Most likely after a long time of use, this coating can peel off and reveal the lacerations on the border.

The back cover is wide, covering the entire back and occupying part of the front. The 5 Megapixel camera with bright flash is placed above the back cover, while the speaker grid is neatly placed at the end of the body, the Nokia 610 product name is printed just below the speaker. The back cover is made of plastic, but quite thick, plus the design of covering a piece on the front is very solid. Users when removing the device need to push the lid from the top of the machine.

Designing the sides of the device is quite similar to the model Lumia 800. While the left side is completely empty, the right side is arranged to 4 keys including the volume key pair, the power key is just below and the camera key at the end of the body . These keys are also metal plated as contour. The power key is quite small, feels uncomfortable, while the photography key is quite well designed, separate from the remaining keys and in a very convenient position when users want to hold the camera to take pictures like current compact models.

The 3.5mm headphone jack is located right in the middle of the top, the right is the microUSB port without a cover, so it is easy to attach to dust or water if the user is not careful. On the left side of the top is the position of decorative wire hook, a feature that many female users are interested in buying phones. The bottom edge of the curved beveled machine (which is the back of the back cover) should not "decorate" anything. Compared to the overall design, it can be said that Nokia Lumia 610 has been taken care of by Nokia more than Lumia 710, more beautiful and tidy.

Battery according to 1,300mAh machine.(Photo: Anh Quan).

Like Lumia 710, Lumia 610 has a separate body design, so changing the battery is very simple. Micro SIM card slot located under the battery, forcing users to turn off the machine to remove the battery before you want to replace the sim. The internal memory of the 8GB phone but no expansion card slot, one of the inconveniences of the current Windows Phone smartphone.

Its screen is 3.7 inches wide, 800 x 480 pixels resolution, uses TFT technology that is old and only displays 56k colors (limited to low-end Windows Phone). The pixel density of the screen reached 252 ppi, not too low, even equal to Lumia 800. In fact, the display color is a little fuzzy, no sharpness and color is needed, the viewing angle is also not Be high, quickly glimmered when turning the angle of view. However, salvage is the ability to display in the sun at a decent level, enough for users to use the machine in bright environments.

The weak point of LED border is visible when the black background is used.(Photo: Anh Quan).

Another weakness of the Lumia 610 screen is the use of LED edge technology, which makes the lights on the screen edge more white than the entire screen. This weakness is most obvious when users leave the background to display the default black. However, this is the common fault of models using LED edge (now higher-range smartphones use background LED technology, for more even visibility). To avoid seeing unwanted light trails, users can switch the background to white.

Not equipped with "terrible" screen technology such as AMOLED or anti-glare ClearBlack, Lumia 610 users will feel more satisfied knowing Nokia has coated Gorilla scratch-resistant tempered glass such as Lumia 800 or 900. But this layer of glass It is only relatively, can not scratch 100% so users can carefully paste an extra layer of protection, sold a lot on the market today.

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Interface, performance and operation.

Watch videos without being jerky, showing quite well.(Photo: Anh Quan).

It can be said that the largest limit of the Lumia 610 is not a 56k color screen or memory card, but only 256MB of RAM. Low RAM makes the device very limited in performance.

It uses the default Metro UI interface of Windows Phone, without editing. Task transitions, out - in the middle of the Menu and the home screen perform smoothly (without jerking) but still have latency, which causes each time to enter the application, the screen will be empty for about 2 to 3 seconds before changing display. The ability to respond to touch gestures is very good.

Metro interface with Live Title boxes still works smoothly, not jerky, the update speed is also fast. Inheriting the smoothness of the structure of Windows Phone, Lumia 610 users will surely be satisfied with the operation of pulling information (contacts, messages, switching between pages / items in the same Hub). However, Metro arranges things vertically and without features to be grouped into a separate folder so it becomes lengthy when users have to constantly drag the display page to find what they need.

Metro interface with Live Title works smoothly.(Photo: Anh Quan).

This process will be limited when installing more than 45 applications on the computer. At this point, the alphabetical items will appear, the user simply selects the first letter of the application he needs to quickly move to the location of the program. But this is also harmful when the Menu of the device becomes . longer than before, and looks quite messy, uncomfortable.

Basically, all features of Windows Phone are preserved on Lumia 610, only limited to RAM makes the machine automatically "destroy" applications running in the background that are too large, or when the list runs in the background long. Products are still integrated deep social network, or the famous email applications, offices of Microsoft .

Social networks are "deeply embedded" in the platform and are not limited by the concept of "blocking from the network".
(Photo: Anh Quan).

During the use of the product, the most impressive thing is the battery life of the device. On the market today smartphones are famous for "drinking batteries ", but Lumia 610 can be considered an exception. The device is equipped with a 1,300mAh battery, but thanks to the screen quality, the ability to handle smart multitasking . Lumia 610 has made good use of the energy.

When setting up the device in Wi-Fi mode continuously, downloading 3 emails in push form, using Facebook regularly, although not calling but using messages, listening to music, going to the web . Lumia 610 works within more than 2 days. Thus, with normal usage (more listening and higher usage frequency), users can still be assured with smartphones operating at least one and a half days continuously. If placed in standby mode, 610 can " lie down" for nearly 4 days.

Battery life is a huge highlight of Lumia 610, next to the price.(Photo: Anh Quan).

During the web surfing test, the device has a temperature increase but is negligible, only slightly warmer than usual. The model is only hotter when playing games for a long time. The machine does not raise the temperature during charging (lasts about 2 hours).

Nokia Lumia 610 is spoiled by integrating Internet sharing features from the device (only on Lumia 900 and 610, separate models 800 and 710 times are still not available and must wait for operating system updates). The experiment showed that 610 was "generous" when sharing networks with surrounding devices, for high speed and stability. Nokia also favored the launch of two different Lumia 610 versions, one of which will have close range NFC communication.

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Entertainment features.

The game is not really the strength of Lumia 610.(Photo: Anh Quan).

One of the most important and irreplaceable features of smartphones today is entertainment. In addition to serving the needs of personal communication daily or work, entertainment has become an indispensable part for mobile devices, not just phones.

The Lumia 610 camera has a 5 Megapixel resolution, along with a bright LED flash. Screen capture mode is simple, with the options hidden in the Settings section, there is also no screen capture button on the screen. Users have two options: use the hard key on the right side of the device, or touch the screen to automatically get the focus point and shoot immediately afterwards. Focus speed and pretty picture capture.

In bright enough conditions, the camera performed very well for its mission. Right at the screen of the device after shooting, the image does not have a blue spill phenomenon like the model Lumia 800, and also does not get red when taking the canal into the white area. The quality of the photos on the computer is different from that on the phone, but in general, with such a 5 Megapixel camera is good. The enlarged image also sees little color noise, the details are shown separately and clearly, the contrast is bright - dark and the shadow is full.

Simple photography interface, no screen capture button.(Photo: Anh Quan).

All customization is hidden in the Settings section.(Photo: Anh Quan).

When shooting in low light, with the flash still produces valuable photos, but if rigorous, the performance of the illumination light is not good, the face-to-face detail with the lamp is easily flattened but the area is not far away. dark and clear. If the light is not used, the image will be noisy enough to be seen with the naked eye. But poor low-light shooting is a common weakness of most phones, even for high-end smartphones, not every product offers good quality when operating in such an environment.

The camera of the device does not have face recognition capability, but it may not be able to claim a full-featured model while the range is limited. The minus point of the camera is not a photographic feature, but a movie. Movie quality is not high, there is a detailed drag phenomenon when panning the frame. If light is lacking, there will be quite a lot of noise. But the ability to record sound from the environment is good.

Speaker of the machine has not been impressive.(Photo: Anh Quan).

The default music player interface on Windows Phone is quite smart and simple, divided into clear folders for users to choose easily. The ability to play music with the external speaker of the machine does not make much impression. Although the volume is loud, the sound quality is not really good. The sound has a slight tingle, no warmth and " sound " of sound, lack of bass.

When listening to the headphones again, it felt the opposite, proving that the Lumia 610 sound chip is good, only the quality of the speakers is to blame. Users can enjoy their favorite songs via headphones, and can be satisfied with the money they have spent.

Angry Birds . banned.(Photo: Anh Quan).

With the ability to play games, configuration limits and screen are most clearly revealed. The machine only allows playing certain games, users may suffer when not being tested with famous games. The most surprising thing in the process of testing the Lumia 610's gaming feature was that it didn't run Rovio's Angry Birds game. This is a title game with a huge number of players, and Microsoft should shake hands with Rovio to bring Angry Birds to low-profile smartphones using its platform. In the Xbox Live Games section on the Lumia 610, Angry Birds is on the "Should try" list.

But still have a normal 3D graphics game.(Photo: Anh Quan).

Ironically, 3D games like Splinter Cell Conviction run on the Lumia 610, which is quite smooth, although the movement and control of characters sometimes have some difficulty due to the small screen and RAM . The good news is Fruit Ninja, the famous game equally Angry Birds still play on Lumia 610. At this time, the screen quality will make users feel . sad due to not being as sharp as on the higher life models.

In addition to games, the Lumia 610 is also limited to some applications that are available on MarketPlace.

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Add photos about Nokia Lumia 610

Loudspeaker on the back side, close to the curved chamfer embracing the front of the machine.

Menu interface of Windows Phone is only available in vertical navigation, a bit inconvenient when installing many applications.

5MP camera and flash works quite well.

Metal plating border around the body.

Internet sharing features of Lumia 900 and 610, two other models, Lumia 800 and 710 are not available.

Insta Cam, an application that takes photos similar to Instagram on Android and iOS.

Appointments are reported directly outside the lock screen, syncing to the accounts installed in the device.