Available now
27th February 2012

The most affordable Windows smartphone from Nokia yet, the Nokia Lumia 610 takes advantage of the latest "Tango" release of Windows Phone 7.5, aimed at making Windows available on more modest smartphones.

Priced at just €189 before tax and subsidy, the Lumia 610 is a fair bit cheaper than the Lumia 710 and an awful lot less than Nokia Lumia 800. But then, the hardware is a lot less powerful too, the Lumia 610 only has an 800 MHz processor, 256MB of RAM and 8GB of internal memory, plus a mid-sized 3.7" 480 x 800 pixel TFT display.

On the back is a 5 megapixel camera capable of VGA resolution video capture, and on the front.. is no camera at all, because Windows doesn't yet support it. All the usual smartphone features are here including GPS, 3.5G and WiFi support, Bluetooth, a multimedia player, a web browser plus some pocket versions of Microsoft Office. One key selling feature with the Nokia Lumia range is Nokia's own mapping application, included as well on the Nokia Lumia 610.

The Lumia 610 measures 119 x 62 x 12mm and weighs 132 grams. The 1300 mAh battery is quoted as giving up to 9.5 hours talktime and 30 days standby time on 3G, which is pretty impressive if accurate.

Windows Phone 7.5 looks like no other operating system, and it is refreshingly different from its Android and Apple rivals. At this price, the Nokia Lumia 610 offers pretty decent value for money as well. Nokia say that the Lumia 610 should be available from Q2 2012 in white, cyan, magenta and black colours.

The worldwide writing of the Nokia Lumia 900 follows on from the AT&T variation declared measure month, with a few peanut changes along the way.

In individual you missed the Lumia 900, here's a excitable rundown: this is a Windows Phone 7.5 design with a a epic 4.3" 480 x 800 element pass, a 1.4 GHz processor with 512MB of RAM and 16GB of non-expandable minute memory. On the posterior is an 8 megapixel camera with 720p recording beguile, advantageous a substitute 1 megapixel camera on the cheat. The largest 1830 mAh shelling is quoted as gift up to 7 hours talktime and 12 life actor measure on 3G.

The US variation of the Lumia 900 has both LTE 4G and HSPA+ concord, but the worldwide type exclusive has HSPA+, but that console gives download speeds of up to 21 Mbps. The Lumia 900 now supports GLONASS orientating as good as GPS (tho' this may asymptomatic be a invisible movie in the US variation). The UMTS bands are slightly contrasting as fit, but separate than that the two Lumia 900s materialize to be the synoptic.

Essentially, the Lumia 900 is a scaled-up type of the Lumia 800 and it shares some of the really irresistible organization features with the Nokia N9. It's certainly a obedient sensing smartphone that is capable of giving Humanoid and Apple rivals a run for its money, although probably the large drawback we can see is that the show isn't an HD window. Some people somebody also complained that the 800 has sharp corners, especially pronounced when put in a trouser pocket..

If you are superficial for a relatively graduate end smartphone but you don't requisite to follow the crowd, the Nokia Lumia 900 might be an engrossing option. Nokia say that it should board from Q2 2012 for €480 before tax

Expected H1 2012
9th January 2012

Exclusively available on the AT&T network in the US, the Windows Phone 7.5 based Nokia Lumia 900 is a scaled-up version of the Lumia 800 with a few extras thrown in.

Although the 900 and 800 look very similar, the display on the Lumia 900 is now a 4.3" 480 x 800 pixel ClearBlack panel, which is significantly larger than the 800 (although it has the same resolution). The Lumia 900 also supports LTE (4G) data along with a variety of HSPA+, UMTS and GSM/GPRS options. From the technical specifications, the Lumia 900 could easily be a world phone, but AT&T seem to have it available only to them.. for now.

Inside is a 1.4 GHz CPU with 512MB of RAM and 16GB of non-expandable flash memory. On the back is an 8 megapixel camera with 720p HD video capture capabilities, and the Lumia 900 also has a front-facing camera for video calling. WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity are also included, and the Lumia 900 comes with GPS and turn-by-turn navigation.

LTE gives download speeds of up to 50 Mbps, or alternatively if LTE is not available and HSPA+ is then you can get up to 21 Mbps downloads instead. The Lumia 900 has a specially designed antenna array to avoid interference when using high-speed data.

Inside is a very large 1830 mAh battery, and the Nokia Lumia 900 measures 5.0 x 2.7 x 0.45 inches and weighs 5.6 ounces (or 128 x 69 x 12mm and 160 grams). There are two colours available at launch, black and cyan.

Nokia's market share in the US at the moment is basically zero, and this is a determined attempt to break back into this important market. Nokia have managed to come up with something distinctly different from other smartphones here, but it remains to be seen if consumers will be impressed.