A stylish youth smartphone with a fairly large screen based on the Windows Mobile operating system is Nokia Lumia 625. The characteristics of this device and its capabilities will be discussed in detail in the article.
Niche
At the time of its release (2013), the Nokia Lumia 625 belonged to the mid-range solutions segment. Characteristics of a smartphone indicate this without fail. For most tasks, the device’s capabilities are quite enough: listening to music, playing videos, simple games and typing with editing text documents is more than enough for all this device. The only problems with this smartphone model will be the most demanding toys.
Now this gadget belongs to the entry-level solutions, but all of the above remains relevant, and most of the tasks this smartphone can solve.
Design
A typical candy bar with a fairly large touch screen is the Nokia Lumia 625 H. The characteristics of this device indicate that the display diagonal in this case is 4.7 inches. At the time of the start of sales, it was the device with the largest screen. Its resolution is 480 x 800. Three main touch buttons are located under the display. And a peephole of the front camera is displayed above the screen. There are also light and proximity sensors. Next to them is a speaker. All mechanical buttons are grouped on the right edge of the device: volume controls, gadget lock and camera control. On the bottom there is a microUSB port, and on the top there is an audio port. On the rear roof is the peephole of the main camera and a loud speaker. The front panel of the device is protected from possible damage by shockproof glass, and the side faces and the back cover are made of plastic.
Hardware stuffing
Nice at the time of the start of sales were the technical specifications in the Nokia Lumia 625. Specifications indicate the presence of a 2-core Snapdragon C4 central processor. Each of these computing modules is based on the Krait architecture and can be accelerated to 1.2 GHz in the highest load mode. In the event of a downtime, all unused computing resources are turned off, and when solving simple tasks, the CPU frequency can automatically decrease. All this provides high energy efficiency of this device and a high level of its performance.
The RAM in this gadget is 512 MB. This parameter is the limiting “moment” in the characteristics of this device, which does not allow device owners to rely on the launch of the most demanding applications.
The capacity of the built-in flash drive is 8 GB. There is also the possibility of installing an external storage of information, the maximum capacity of which can be 64 GB.
The sensor of the main camera is 5 megapixels. It also implements technologies such as autofocus and digital zoom. The quality of the photos obtained with its help is acceptable. The main camera records video in FULL HD format. The front camera has a more modest resolution of 0.3 megapixels. This is quite enough for making video calls. But something more could not be expected from her.
Non-removable battery capacity - 2000 mAh. Given the excellent software optimization, sufficiently energy-efficient components and a small display diagonal, this should be enough for 2-3 days of average use of the device. With a higher load, this value can be reduced to 12-14 hours, and with more savings, you can count on 5 days of battery life.
Software part
Initially, the operating system Windows Mobile 8 was installed on this smartphone. Later, an update to version 8.1 appeared. This system software continues to be relevant for Nokia Lumia 625. Features, reviews suggest that you can’t currently install the latest version of this OS - Windows Mobile 10. Among other features of this device, you can note the presence of Microsoft Office suite for typing and editing office documents and navigation service Nokia Here, which can work even without connecting to the global web.
Reviews, advantages, disadvantages and cons of the device
Quite a lot of advantages of this model of “smart” phone. One of the main ones in Nokia Lumia 625 is 4G. The characteristics of this device indicate full support for all existing mobile cellular networks. Another plus is excellent autonomy, which in some cases allows the owner to do without recharging 5 days. To this you can also add a relatively small cost - 130 dollars. But the disadvantages of this gadget are:
- Weak main camera.
- Operating system with the amount of existing application software.
Summary
One of the best mid-range smartphones of 2013 is the Nokia Lumia 625. Features he is now not impressed. But still, this gadget allows today to solve most problems. The rest is a great device for everyday use.