Nokia Lumia 610

A budget smartphone that, for once, is a pleasure to use; ideal for the first-time smartphone owner

Nokia Lumia 610 Review

by Anton D. Nagy The Nokia Lumia 610 represents a new breed of Windows Phones, those running Windows Phone 7.5 (codenamed Tango). This version of the platform was designed by Microsoft with low specifications in mind and the Redmond-based company, together with its OEMs, like Nokia, are hoping that...

Nokia Lumia 610 review

Nokia's range of Windows Phone-based handsets is now quite rounded, with the top end Lumia 900 and the entry-level Lumia 610, which I'm reviewing here, topping and tailing a reasonably sized portfolio.

Nokia Lumia 610 Windows Phone

Nokia's Lumia 610 may have a cheap price tag but it feels anything but that. This is a very well built smartphone that offers a slick user experience, but its low RAM results in some annoying limitations. Nokia appears to be the only manufacturer aggressively pushing the Windows Phone platform and part of this plan is a range of products at all price points. The Lumia 610 is the baby of the Lumia family and is currently the cheapest Windows Phone on the market in Australia. The Lumia 610 is a well built smartphone that offers a slick user experience, though its low RAM results in some annoying limitations.

An attractive and functional phone, limited by its RAM and overpriced compared to its own higher-end alternative. We loved the Nokia Lumia 800, and praised its less fiscally demanding alternative, the Lumia 710, almost as highly.

Nokia Lumia 610

Nokia's Lumia 610 is designed to be the one of the lowest-cost Windows Phones yet; if it comes to the U.S., I expect it to be free with contract. The first Windows Phone based on the Qualcomm MSM7x27 chipset, the Lumia 610 runs an update to Windows Phone 7.5 commonly known as "Tango," which brings...

When Nokia announced the Lumia 610 back at Barcelona, it was promised that the handset and Windows Phone Tango will usher in a new era of smartphone. Here was a smartphone that was cheap and still performed well, in theory at least. It was a sound idea, but the compromises were just too big.

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According to recent estimates Nokia's smartphone sales could really use a boost. The Finns are putting most of their hopes on the WP flagship Lumia 900 and the Symbian 808 PureView cameraphone, but the one we're about to review might come in quite handy too.

Nokia Lumia 610 Review

We seemed to wait an awfully long time for Nokia to join the rest of the smartphone manufacturers, but now it's started it just can't seem to stop coming up with new Lumia handsets.

Excelent budget phone!

We got this phone for my mother, and she's fascinated with it! She loves the metro UI and she's learning very fast. She only complains about the tiny text and icons, so she needs to wear glasses all the time. Besides that, it's a great value for money!