At Mobile World Congress, Nokia launched four devices to display their latest innovations without compromising on the price tag. Of its Windows Phone 8 devices, The Nokia Lumia 720 and the Nokia Lumia 520 are the latest offerings in the Lumia series. Besides these, the Nokia 105 and Nokia 301 are two low end feature phones which were announced.
The Nokia Lumia 720 is a mid-range offering from the Lumia range. With a 4.3 inch display, the phone has a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. The windows phone 8 OS phone is powered by a 1 GHz dual core Snapdragon S4 with 512 MB of RAM. The phone has an internal memory of 8 GB besides 7 GB of cloud storage. The phone has a 2000 mAh battery which provides a battery life of 520 hours in standby. The Lumia 720 is expected to be seen in global markets in the Q2 of 2013 for EUR 249.
Specification of the Nokia Lumia 720:
- 4.3 inch display
- 800 x 480 pixels resolution
- 1 GHz dual core Snapdragon S4
- 512 MB RAM
- 8 GB internal storage
- 7 GB cloud storage
- 6.7 megapixel rear camera
- Windows Phone 8
- 2000 mAh battery
The other phone in the Nokia Lumia series is the Lumia 520, which is a low range Lumia phone. With nearly the same specs as the Lumia 720 except a reduced screen size of 4 inches. Also the camera is reduced to 5 megapixels. The 1430 mAh battery is expected to last for 360 hours on standby mode. The device will be available in the first quarter at EUR 139.
Specification of the Nokia Lumia 520:
- 4 inch display
- 800 x 480 pixels resolution
- 1 GHz dual core Snapdragon S4
- 512 MB RAM
- 8 GB internal storage
- 7 GB cloud storage
- 5 megapixel rear camera
- Windows Phone 8
- 1430 mAh battery
Besides the high end Lumia phones, Nokia has also unveiled two feature phones, the Nokia 301 and the Nokia and 105. While the Nokia 301 is a Series 40 device, the Nokia 105 is a basic Java based phone. The Nokia 301 is priced at EUR 65 and the Nokia 105 at EUR 15.
The Nokia 301 is a basic feature phone running the Series 40 OS. It is equipped with a 3.2 megapixels camera besides a 1200 mAh battery.
Specification of the Nokia 301:
- 2.4 inch display
- 320 x 240 pixels resolution
- 64 MB RAM
- 3.2 megapixels rear camera
- Nokia Series 40 OS
- 1200 mAh battery
The Nokia 105, which is basically meant to offer phone calls and SMS capabilities, also offers some additional features like FM radio and flashlight. It has a good battery life of 35 days standby time with 12.5 hours talk time.
