Nokia Lumia phones are traditionally regarded as combining the best price, performance and high-end design. A significant number of devices related to the Lumia concept operate on the Windows Phone OS. Among them is the Lumiya 735 telephone. What are its features? Does this phone have a combination of the marked competitive characteristics of Lumia devices?
Smartphone Basics
Phone "Lumiya 735" operates on the basis of the operating system Windows Phone 8.1. It is issued since 2014. This smartphone has a 4.7-inch display, a main camera with a resolution of 6.7 megapixels, a front camera with a rating of 5 MP, a high-performance battery with a capacity of 2.22 thousand mAh. The device is equipped with a processor with 4 cores, operating at a clock frequency of 1.2 GHz. The amount of RAM installed in the smartphone is 1 GB. The phone has a very close analogue - Nokia Lumia 730. The 735 line model differs from it in its support for LTE technology, as well as the ability to work with only 1 SIM card. Otherwise, the characteristics of the devices are almost identical. We will study them in more detail.
Specifications
So, let's look at the key hardware components of the Lumiya 735 device.
The processor with 4 cores and a clock frequency of 1.2 GHz, which is equipped with a smartphone, released by Qualcomm brand. This is a high-performance Snapdragon 400 chip.
The phone has 8 GB of internal flash memory, supports the connection of additional modules in microSD format with a total capacity of 128 GB.
The graphics chip installed in the device is Adreno 305.
The device supports the main communication standards - GSM, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth in version 4.0. As we noted above, the phone supports the latest LTE communication technology. This standard allows you to use the Internet at the highest speed - hundreds of Mbps. Unless, of course, these values ​​allow you to achieve the power available to the mobile operator.
The device is equipped with a touch screen type AMOLED, which has a resolution of 720 by 1280 pixels.
The height of the phone is 134.7 mm, the width is 68.5 mm, and the thickness of the device is 8.9 mm. The device’s battery capacity is 2.22 thousand mAh, this resource allows you to ensure the device is in active use for 2 days. A little later we will consider this aspect in more detail.
The phone is equipped with an accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, FM radio module.
There is support for connecting external audio devices via a 3.5 mm jack. The device can be connected to a PC via a USB cable. There is support for GPS, A-GPS and GLONASS.
From the point of view of characteristics, the phone can be attributed to the most modern and technological types of smartphones - both in the Windows Phone segment and in the entire mobile device market in general.
Design
Let's consider the main design features of the Lumiya 735 phone. According to experts, the appearance of the smartphone is somewhat similar to that which characterizes the Lumiya 800 device. The device is available in 4 colors - green, orange, gray, and black. The phone is compact enough - the case for Nokia Lumia 735 can be picked up without any problems.
The case of the device has not too many external controls - only the power button, as well as the volume control key. In general, the design of the device is implemented in the same concept that was used in the release of other models of the Lumiya line. The device control buttons are made in the same style.
In the field of design, you can trace another difference between the Lumia 730 and 735 phones - the back cover of the Lumia 735 is equipped with a wireless module for charging the battery. In the 730th model, the corresponding hardware component is not implemented.
Directly under the rear panel of the device are slots for a SIM card, as well as for microSD cards. There is a microUSB connector at the bottom of the case, and a 3.5 mm slot for connecting audio devices at the top. The build quality of the case of the phone in question is estimated by experts and users as the highest.
Display
As we noted above, the screen of the device is released using AMOLED technology. It is classified as capacitive. It has a density of 312 ppi. The screen of the device has a protection in the form of Gorilla Glass 3. The display is covered with a high-quality oleophobic coating.
Smartphone "Lumiya 735" has a large number of software screen settings. So, using the parameters of the color profile of the device, you can adjust the color temperature of the picture, hue, saturation. At the user's choice, several basic color display modes can be activated: standard, bright, cold, or manually adjustable.
Among the most notable features of the phone’s display is the ClearBlack layer, which provides high quality images in the sun. According to some experts, the display of the phone in question is one of the most high-tech in terms of ensuring picture quality in bright sunlight. The screen of the device is sensitive to finger pressure, which gloves can be worn on.
The maximum brightness of the screen corresponds to a value of the order of 293 cd / sq. m. This is a very decent indicator. The display has a sufficiently high contrast. Specialists and owners of the smartphone very positively assess the quality of the picture on the smartphone, high image clarity, large viewing angles. Screen "Nokia Lumiya 735" has an indicator of color temperature of the order of 6500K. The color gamut of the display roughly corresponds to the sRGB standard.
Camera
The main camera of the device has a resolution of 6.7 MP. Its main parameters are comparable with the characteristics of the corresponding hardware component in the Lumiya 830 phone. The smartphone has applications for processing images in various ways. The aperture value of the device’s camera is F1.9. This allows, in particular, to take bright photos using the device even with insufficient lighting.
The camera is equipped with ZEISS optical elements. In its structure there is a diode flash. Using the camera is supposed to be through a specialized application that is preinstalled on the phone. Using appropriate software, you can, in particular, adjust the white balance, shutter speed, ISO, focus, exposure in new versions of the program.
The front camera installed in the phone has characteristics comparable to those of the main device. So, the resolution of the corresponding hardware component is 5 megapixels. This makes the front camera the perfect selfie tool. According to IT experts, the device in question is positioned on the market just as one of the most promising from the point of view of demand by selfie lovers. You can take photos of the appropriate type, also using a specialized application pre-installed on your smartphone. With this software, you can apply various effects to selfies.
Software
Having examined the basic information about the "Lumiya 735", the characteristics of the device in terms of hardware components, we can explore the features of the device software. The phone is running Windows Phone version 8.1. Using the interfaces of this operating system, you can configure the widest range of device parameters, change the display options for tiles, set various modes for the splash screen.
In addition to the software components of the mobile OS from Microsoft, a number of proprietary software samples from the manufacturer’s brand are installed in the phone. In addition to those that we noted above - programs for working with cameras - such remarkable solutions are installed in the phone as: MixRadio application designed to play audio, OneDrive - a cloud service that allows the smartphone owner to use 15 G, virtual disk space, HERE Maps - A set of navigation charts. The device can be effectively used for working with documents - thanks to the pre-installed mobile version of Office.
If necessary, you can always download the necessary applications in the company store Windows Store. It appears more and more programs and games. From the point of view of accessibility of software, which is a functional analogue of solutions in the Android and iOS segment, the set of applications in the Windows Store is not much inferior to that in the catalogs of alternative platforms that are still leading the market. For users of the Windows Phone OS, modern types of software for the Internet, document editing, various applications useful in everyday life are available. The solutions available in the Windows Store are installed on the Lumiya 735 smartphone quite easily, they work very quickly.
Battery
How long can the device work without recharging? The battery with which the Lumiya 735 phone is equipped has a capacity of 2.22 thousand mAh. This is a pretty decent indicator. As experts in the field of mobile solutions, the phone is among the leaders in the market of smartphones running Windows Phone in terms of battery life. So, the device can play video in HD quality offline for about 12 hours. While, in particular, the Lumia 830 smartphone is capable of providing about 5.5 hours of operation in a similar mode of use. As for the phone’s work in everyday workload when using the device for conversations, the Internet, working with various applications, the resources of its battery last for about 2 days.
Summary
What conclusions can we draw by examining the key information about the Lumiya 735? The characteristics of the device are generally comparable with those of the older model of the line - Lumia 830, but the device is cheaper. Among the most noticeable strengths of the phone are excellent battery life, high build quality of the device and a nice design, speed of the device, high screen quality, the presence of a 5-megapixel front camera for selfies, support for modern LTE technology.
The disadvantage of the phone can still be called a relatively low resolution of the main camera. The RAM indicators, as well as the built-in flash memory, are modest enough. However, do not forget that the Windows Phone OS is generally less demanding on RAM resources than, for example, Android. And therefore, often when comparing the speed of the same applications on Android devices and smartphones on Windows Phone, the latter have a noticeable advantage. Regarding the resources of the built-in flash memory - its volume can always be increased due to additional modules in microSD format.
How much does a telephone cost?
Can the Lumiya 735 smartphone be considered an expensive device? The price of a phone in Russian stores is about 14,990 rubles. In comparison with the cost of most analogues of the device in question, as experts say, this indicator can be considered quite competitive.
This is our small review about the features of the phone "Lumiya 735" review. However, it will be incomplete if we do not consider the opinions of users about the device.
Device Reviews
So what do the owners of the Lumia 735 say? User reviews of the device can be classified into several main categories:
- reflecting opinions on the performance of the device;
- evaluating the ratio of characteristics and cost of the device;
- expressing the owner’s position on the comfort of using the phone, the design and appearance of the smartphone.
We will study them in more detail.
As for the performance of the device. We noted above that Windows, as a rule, is less demanding on the hardware of a smartphone than Android. This is noted by many users. The device, therefore, is characterized as providing a sufficiently fast speed for the main applications, games. Users note the particular comfort of using programs for working with the Internet - a browser, various instant messengers. The phone without problems, as the owners of the device, can run modern games for Windows Phone.
What do users think about the combination of features and cost of the Lumiya 735? The price of the device, according to enthusiasts of mobile devices, is quite consistent with the capabilities of the device. According to users, as well as many experts, the phone does not have many direct competitors in the market in terms of the compatibility of prices and hardware characteristics. Especially when it comes to smartphones in the segment of devices on Windows Phone.
The next aspect of our evaluation of Lumiya 735 that interests us is reviews of the comfort of using the device and the design of the device. Probably, the corresponding aspect of the opinions of users will imply a fundamental similarity of ratings regarding this particular smartphone and many others that belong to the Lumia line. Indeed, the design of Lumia phones is sustained, one way or another, in a single, recognizable concept. Any differences in this case are predetermined mainly by the manufacturing materials of specific devices, by the ratio of the screen size and the dimensions of the smartphone case as a whole. If we talk about the relevant characteristics of the phone "Lumiya 735" - users are satisfied. According to the owners of the phone, the phone is convenient, its controls are comfortable to use. The screen, as one of the key hardware components designed to control the smartphone, has, according to lovers of mobile devices, a fairly high sensitivity, allows you to use the capabilities of applications in the most efficient way.