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The Windows-powered Lumia series of smartphones has helped Nokia foray back into the rat race for a good slice of market share. Nokia has added yet another feather to its cap with the Nokia Lumia 620, a smartphone with a pricetag that is well within your budget. With the 1 GHz Qualcomm Krait Dual Core Processor and the attractive Windows Phone 8 OS, the Lumia 620 is a no-nonsense phone that gives you excellent performance.

The 3.81 inch capacitive LCD touchscreen is just big enough to give you great display but not too big to make it difficult to hold the phone in your palm or put in your pocket. And with WVGA display that supports 480 x 800 pixel resolution with Color Boosting, you get an amazing explosion of color. The Lumia 620 has a 5 MP primary camera with 4x digital zoom and LED flash. You also have a secondary camera and HD video recording.

Design

Available in vibrant colours, signature to the series, the bar-shaped phone has all physical buttons on the right side, which include the volume rocker, the power button and a dedicated camera button. The 3.5 mm audio jack sits on top while the micro USB port lies on the bottom of the phone.

Storage and Battery

A 1300 mAh battery powers the Nokia Lumia 620 giving you up to 14 hours of talktime on 2G and up to 9 hours on 3G. You also enjoy up to 330 hours of standby time on the 3G network. When it comes to storage, the Lumia 620 has an internal memory of 512 MB and mass storage of 8 GB. The phone’s memory can be expanded up to 64 GB using micro SD cards.

Connectivity and Features

The Lumia 620 ensures that you stay updated and in contact with friends and family no matter where you are. With GPRS, EDGE, 3G and Wi-Fi, your internet connectivity is solid. The Wi-Fi Hotspot tethering feature allows you to share the phone’s internet connection with your PC or laptop and wireless transfer of files can be done via Bluetooth.

What you have to love about the Nokia Lumia 620 is the long list of fun and functional applications it has in store for you. Features like audio messaging and text-to-speech message reader make using the phone fun and easy. The phone comes pre-loaded with apps like Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Gmail and Yahoo.To help get your work done, the Lumia 620 comes with Microsoft Office that can be synced to your computer. Overall, the Nokia Lumia 620 is a great phone for people who want to give the Windows OS a try, without having to spend a bomb.